Mini-Course Timeline

2017-18 Academic Year
April 2017	Call for mini-course proposals for the following academic year
Monday, April 24	Proposals Due
Mid-May	Mini-course directors notified of award decisions
Friday, May 26	Deadline for mini-course directors to confirm all course details (e.g. title, descriptions, grading basis, units, preferred course schedule, room needs/special requests) New mini-courses - New Course Form due to Monica Devlin (will be submitted to School of Medicine Registrar)
Early June	Priority scheduling deadline: Office of Graduate Education will submit all scheduling requests for Biosciences mini-courses.
July - August	Course directors notified of classroom assignments
October	Mini-courses announced to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars; registration opens in Axess.
October - January 2018	Follow-up on any course scheduling issues Finance Department confirms PTA accounts for each course
Monday, March 5	First day of winter quarter mini-courses
Tuesday, May 29	First day of spring quarter mini-courses
Monday, June 25	First day of summer quarter mini-courses

Room scheduling

Room scheduling is completed by MedScheduler and is completed based on class schedule, capacity and instructional needs.
Classroom scheduling priority is as follows:
- Required courses in the MD/PhD/Masters curriculum, including placement exams and finals
- Required courses in the scholarly concentration curriculum
- Elective course in the MD/PhD/Masters curriculum, including final exams and seminars (mini-courses= 3rd priority)

Monica Devlin, Office of Graduate Education
Can assist with general questions related to mini-course policies, awards, or proposals
Kyra Lui, School of Medicine Curriculum Administrator
Can assist with questions related to courses information on the course catalog and on AXESS