Block Schedules

USG Strategy 2.1: Change institutional culture to emphasize taking full-time course loads (15 or more credits per semester) to earn degrees ‘on-time.’

USG Strategy 3.4. Offer block schedules for students in meta-majors or majors for the first semester or first year.

Requiring all students to choose a meta-major puts students on a path to degree that allows for flexibility in future specialization in a particular program of study, while also ensuring the applicability of early course credits to their final majors.  Implemented in conjunction with major maps, block scheduling, and freshman learning communities, meta-majors provide clarity and direction in what would otherwise be a confusing and unstructured registration process.

High-Impact Strategy (HIS) -- Optimizing Placement for First-semester classes through Block Schedules