Students who find themselves hustling from one class to another might soon get some relief.
The College of Arts and Sciences is considering giving students 15 minutes — instead of the current 10 — between classes to get from one building to another on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
“It mostly has to do with the difficulties students have getting to and from classes in distant places,” said Carol Tresolini, vice provost for academic initiatives.
She said the classes would still be 50 minutes, which cannot be reduced because of University policy, but the school day will last longer.
The proposed change, which would not start before spring 2015, would need to be approved by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jim Dean. Tresolini said the proposal would be discussed with faculty and students before implementation.
The change would affect courses that use general purpose classrooms and are scheduled by the University Registrar.
Tresolini said students sometimes miss out on opportunities to take certain classes because they wouldn’t be able to make it from one building to another on time.
She said some of the buildings on the outer edges of campus, such as the FedEx Global Education Center, are not being fully utilized.
“In some of the buildings at the edge of campus, faculty who have classes assigned in those buildings ask to have them moved,” Tresolini said.
