Title: Class-Size Minimum Enrollment Guidelines	Policy No. 2.1
Category: Instruction and Course Work	Effective: Spring 1996, Effective with revisions May 2004

Policy Statement: The minimum class-size enrollment guidelines should be:

 

12 students       undergraduate sections

  8 students       graduate sections

10 students       combined undergraduate and graduate

            20 students       undergraduate, graduate, or combined for all intersession classes

 

Background: Discussion, research and review of data regarding class size, sections closed, etc., lead to this recommendation.

 

Purpose: These numbers will serve as “flags” for the Office of Academic Affairs, college deans and department chairs.  Sections with enrollments below these minimums will be reviewed by the above mentioned offices.

 

Implementation Date: May 30, 1996; revised October 5, 1999, revised May 2002, revised May 2004  

 

Related Procedures: In the event of a section cancellation, the presumption will be that a cost savings will result, i.e. that either a reduction will occur with adjuncts (fall and spring) or full-time faculty (summer).  Splitting another section would only be warranted if that section significantly exceeds historical or desired levels.  Furthermore, scheduling (e.g., frequency, times, etc.) should be conducted so as to minimize the number of times a course, or the number of courses in a department fall below the guidelines.  Exceptions to these enrollment guidelines include: a course with enrollment limited by its nature (e.g. labs, equipment, class room size, etc.), a course required for graduation, and a single section course with a consistent history of enrollment above guidelines.

 

Coordinating Offices:

 

Academic Affairs Point-of-Contact:  Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Policy approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs on January 25, 2000.

Policy revision approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs on May 8, 2002.

Policy revision approved by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs on May 26, 2004.

 

Key Words: Class Size, Cancellation          

 

 Policy Revised: 5/18/04                                                                                                             The University of Central Oklahoma
Supercedes policy of 5/1/2002                                                                                                                             Date adjusted: 5-1-02
Policy Revised: 5/1/2002                                                                                                                                    Date adjusted 5-18-04
Supercedes policy of 8/17/2001