J. Four-hundred-level program core courses will be built into the schedule after the three-hundred-level program core courses. Four-hundred-level program core courses will adhere to the course offering identified in the published program curriculum ladder per semester. Four-hundred-level courses must be scheduled to minimize conflicts with undergraduate students who also register for electives or minor courses as published in the program’s curriculum ladder.

An exception is if the four-hundred level course is determined to be a low-enrolled course, the four-hundred level course may be re-scheduled in a different semester or session when there is a sufficient number of students to be identified as a normal enrollment.

The Office of Graduate Studies Director(s), Graduate Program Coordinators, Deans, and the Office of the Registrar will build the five-day course schedule with consultations from graduate faculty members. The Graduate Studies Director(s), with consultation from the Dean, Office of Academic Affairs, and the Office of Finance and Business Administration, has the final decision on course offerings, including modality, days, and times. Curriculum ladders and the five-year course schedule will be used as guidance to determine which courses will be built and offered for the respective semester or session.

The Office of Graduate Studies Directors, Graduate Program Coordinators, Director of Distance Education, Deans, and the Office of the Registrar will build the Distance Education course schedule with consultations from faculty members. The Director of Distance Education, with consultation from the Graduate Studies Director(s), Dean, Office of Academic Affairs, and the Office of Finance and Business Administration, has the final decision on course offerings, including modality, days, and times. Curriculum ladders and the five-year course schedule will be used as guidance to determine which courses will be built and offered for the respective semester or session.