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1 CLASSROOM UTILIZATION AND MIX ANALYSIS July 2004 The UNIVERSITY of NORTH CAROLINA at CHAPEL HILL Logan Street, Suite 508 Denver, Colorado (303) FAX (303)

2 Document prepared by: Daniel K. Paulien, President Lisa M. Keith, Senior Associate ACKNO CKNOWLEDGMENTS This document is the result of cooperation and assistance from the staff at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Every person s contribution of information, time, and effort is sincerely appreciated. The Consultants extend special thanks to the following individuals: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL Anna M. Wu, Director of Facilities Planning & Design Dianne L. Bachman, Facility Architect Karen Gil, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Scott Adams, Chair, Provost s Classroom Design and Advisory Committee Rick Peterson, former Chair, Provost s Classroom Design and Advisory Committee Elmira Mangum, Associate Provost for Finance Stephen Allred, Associate Provost David Lanier, University Registrar

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments MMARY... 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMAR Classroom Utilization... 1 Impacts of the New Curriculum... 1 Increase in the Number of Sections with 20 and Fewer Students... 2 Relationship of Classroom Quality to Utilization... 2 Classroom Deficits by Year... 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 MPTIONS... 4 SCOPE OF SER ERVICES AND METHODOL ETHODOLOGY OGY AND ASSU SSUMPTIONS Scope of Services... 4 Methodology and Assumptions... 4 TION... 6 CLASSR LASSROO OOM UTILIZ TILIZATION TION Scheduled Classroom by Day and Hour... 6 Classroom Utilization SIS CLASSR LASSROO OOM MIX ANAL ALYSIS SIS 13 Fall 2003 / Base Year Findings Target Enrollment / Target Year Findings Before the New Building Programs Impact of the New Building Programs on the Projected Classroom Mix Yearly Impact of Classroom Renovation Plan and New Construction on the Total Number of Classrooms ATTACHMENTS Attachment A Courses with Enrollments <= Attachment B Classroom Utilization Analysis by Seating Type Summary Attachment C Classroom Utilization Analysis by Technology Type Summary Attachment D Classroom Utilization Analysis by Renovation Status Summary Attachment E Classroom Renovation Schedule by Room Capacity (Fall 2003 Fall 2012) Attachment F Classroom by Day and Hour by College/Unit Attachment G Classroom by Day and Hour by Size Attachment H Classroom Utilization Analysis by Building Summary Attachment I Classroom Utilization Analysis by Building Attachment J Number of Courses by Enrollment Attachment K Fall 2003 Classroom List Attachment L Target Year Classroom List Attachment M Classroom Renovation Schedule Room-by-Room i

4 Executiv ecutive e Summary Prepared by Paulien & Associates, Inc. July 2004 The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) contracted with Paulien & Associates, Inc. to conduct an updated Classroom Utilization and Mix Analysis for the College of Arts and Sciences and Schools of Education, Government, Information and Library Sciences, and Journalism and Mass Communication. On-site meetings were held with UNC-CH officials in late January The consultants gathered data and information concerning the new general education curriculum, first year seminar program, and the expansion of the honors program. Details for new classrooms currently under construction were also obtained. The projects highlighted in this analysis are the Arts Common, Global Education Center, and Science Complex Phase II/III. The Office of Enrollment Management provided enrollment projections to 2012, which is a 9.5% student increase. CLASSROOM UTILIZATION The consultants looked at classroom utilization by college/school, building, room size, and analyzed the utilization of the centrally scheduled classrooms. (Details of these analyses can be found later in this report and in the attachments.) Findings at a Glance Since Fall 2002, a net total of six (6) classrooms have been added to the classroom mix. The number of centrally scheduled classrooms (173) remained the same. While the weekly room hour average of 32 hours did not change from Fall 2002, the average student station occupancy dropped from 67% to 64% which is just below the expectation of 65%. UNC-CH s current weekly room hour average is 10% below the weekly room hour expectation of 35 hours. The weekly room hour average is higher for centrally scheduled classrooms (34 hours) than for the departmental classrooms (23 hours). Classrooms seating 20 and fewer students are scheduled 37% less than all other classrooms (22 hours vs. 35 hours). Centrally scheduled classrooms that seat more than 20 students are used an average of 36 hours per week. Three (3) departmental classrooms did not have any scheduled classroom use Davie 302, Hanes Art Center 216, and Manning 214; and two (2) only had three hours of scheduled use Alumni 304 and Davie 347. All five (5) of these rooms have 25 or fewer student stations. Additional Sections Created by New Curriculum Program Section Size/ Capacity Additional Sections Total Weekly Room Hours IMPACTS OF THE NEW CURRICULUM Along with the 9.5% enrollment increase, additional sections were added to reflect the changes in curriculum. (For details of the curriculum changes refer to Chapter 3.) The net increase is 297 sections totalling 891 weekly room hours with capacities ranging from 19 to 25 students. General Education: General Education Total n/a Freshman Year Seminar Honors Program TOTAL n/a

5 The Projected Classroom Needs without Residential Classrooms table shows the results of the 2012 Classroom Analysis and projected existing classroom mix after the new building programs are added and curriculum changes included. The major need is for classrooms that seat 21- Projected Classroom Needs* 30 students. Two issues discussed during the on-site work session are the possibilities that no future classrooms should be built to seat 20 students, but that the minimum classroom capacity should be 24 and that classrooms should allow for flexible scheduling and evolving pedagogies. In light of these concerns, after analyzing the need for classrooms in the seat capacity range, the analysis supports a need for nine (9) more classrooms with capacities of student stations. Classroom Range 2012 Analysis Weekly Room Hours Projected Surplus/ (Deficit) Classroom Needs UNC-CH has 14 residential classrooms seven (7) in the TOTAL 8, , and Under seating capacity range and seven (7) ASF = Assignable Square Feet * Excludes Residential Classrooms in the seating capacity range. If the residential classrooms are included in the projected classroom mix, then the need becomes two (2) classrooms in the student station range. Should UNC-CH adopt the position that the future classroom capacity minimum is 24, then the programs for both the Science Complex Phase III and the Arts Common may need to be reviewed. The two programs together are planning a total of 14 classrooms at the 20 and Under capacity range. Should those classrooms be built for 24 students, the campus would then be in balance for the 20 and Under capacity range thereby decreasing the need for classrooms in the range. An interesting observation - of the course sections with enrollments of 20 and under which could be scheduled in classrooms seating 20 and Under, 25% have stated capacities over 20. The weekly room hour average for classrooms in the 20 and Under capacity range is 30% below the 35 weekly room hour goal. If a course's capacity is listed as being over 20, it would be hard to pre-schedule a course in a room with 20 seats. The consultants recommend a review of the courses with enrollments less than 21 and capacities greater than 20 so that their capacities can be decreased, if appropriate. This could help increase the utilization of the smaller classrooms. ASF 20 and Under 1, , (48) 7, , These rooms should seat between students (2) Deficit offset by the surplus in the range Deficit can be made up with (1) the ov erage in the and ranges INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SECTIONS WITH 20 AND FEWER STUDENTS A comparison of the sections with equal to and less than 20 students enrolled by program for Fall 2002 and Fall 2003 was conducted (Attachment A). There was concern that the increase in the number of sections in this range was due to break out sessions of larger lecture sections. This is not the case. The analysis shows that: a significant number of sections in English and the Romance Languages have been added; there was a decrease in the number of sections for other languages; and 2

6 a significant number of sections were added in the Romance Languages a 214% increase. Of additional interest, Communication Studies, Exercise and Sport Science, and Computer Science had between 38%-47% increases while other programs show a decrease in the number of sections. Finally, the way concurrent sections were sorted between the two years is slightly different which accounts for the major increase in the College of Arts & Sciences listing. RELATIONSHIP OF CLASSROOM QUALITY TO UTILIZATION In analyzing whether or not there is a relationship of classroom quality to scheduled use, the consultants looked at three different characteristics seating type, level of technology (technology type), and renovation status (Attachments B, C, and D, respectively). So in addition to the classroom utilization analysis discussed earlier, the performed three additional types of utilization analyses. Findings at a Glance There does appear to be a trend by technology type and renovation status. The 88 rooms designated as Low/No Technology were scheduled an average of 31 hours whereas the 15 rooms designated as MC2 Advanced Technology were scheduled an average of 39 hours. Each increase in the level of technology showed a greater number of scheduled room hours. The trend by renovation status is the most informative. Classrooms in buildings scheduled for demolition are scheduled an average of 28 hours while the New/Newer/Renovated classrooms average 35 hours. that have not been renovated yet are scheduled an average of 31 weekly room hours. Buildings with less than a 28 weekly room hour average are: Hill, Naval Armory, Tate Turner Kuralt, Alumni, Howell, Mitchell, Hanes Art Center, and Davie. With the exception of the Tate Turner Kuralt and Alumni buildings, the rest of these buildings are scheduled for renovation or demolition. The five (5) rooms containing row tables (capacities ranging from 35 to 51) were scheduled the lowest number of hours at 27 hours whereas the three (3) rooms with fixed tables (seating capacities of 40 to 50) were scheduled the most at 42 hours. There was no data available for most of the departmental classrooms; therefore, these rooms are labeled as N/A Dept CR. Because the schedule of classroom renovations and the building programs are by building and address centrally scheduled classrooms, a determination was made as to the departmental classroom s renovation status. CLASSROOM DEFICITS BY YEAR The consultants attempted to calculate classroom deficits by year. Because the enrollment projections are applied at an aggregate level (base year to target year) and projected percent increases are relatively small, there would not be a lot significant differences from year to year in the number of classrooms needed until Additionally, there is not a phasing plan for the new curriculum. However, the consultants analyzed the existing number of classrooms (by room capacity/size) coming on and going off line by semester. This analysis was based on information provided by the University Registrar, the "Updated Swing Space" spreadsheet provided by Facilities Planning, and UNC-CH's website about the status of current construction, capital projects, etc. Should the classroom renovation and existing construction plans stay on task, the semesters in calendar year 2006 show that approximately 20 to 21 classrooms will go off-line thereby reducing the current number of classrooms to a low of 184. The other semester that will suffer is Summer Given the fact that it is the summer semester, it is possible that the scheduling impact may not be as great. The impact of the current renovation schedule and construction plan is shown in Attachment E. 3

7 CHAPTER 1 Scope of Services and Methodology and Assumptions SCOPE OF SERVICES In January, 2004, Paulien & Associates, Inc. contracted with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC- CH) for a Classroom Utilization and Mix study. On January 28, 2004, on-site meetings were held at the UNC-CH Facilities Planning offices. Among the attendees were: Steve Allred, Associate Provost; Karen Gill, Senior Associate Dean; Shirley Ort, a representative from Dr. Jerome Lucido s office; Scott Adams and Rick Peterson, Chair and former Chair of the Classroom Renovation Design Committee; David Lanier, Registrar; Anna Wu, Director of Facilities Planning & Design; and Dianne Bachman, Facility Architect. These meetings were used to gather information and further refine the scope of services to be performed. The consultants were asked to analyze classroom utilization for Fall In addition, the questions that are to be answered from this study are as follows: What are the impacts of the new curriculum on classroom sizes? The number of sections with 20 and fewer students significantly increased from Fall 2002 to Fall What caused the increase and could the cause be from an increase in breakout sessions from large lecture classes? Are there quality issues that may make certain rooms less desirable for scheduling/ instruction? Can classroom deficits be determined by year? METHODOLOGY AND ASSUMPTIONS The facilities inventory used for this study carried forward from the July 2003 Classroom Utilization and Mix Analysis. Additional classroom information was provided in order to establish the number, size, and capacity of classrooms in use for Fall The anticipated classroom configuration for general purpose classrooms for the target year came from program plans and building plans currently under construction. Only general purpose classrooms (registrar controlled) and departmental classrooms for Arts & Sciences, Education, Information and Library Sciences, and Journalism and Mass Communication were counted as existing classrooms. Residential classrooms and Ad Hoc classrooms are not included in the classroom count. Course data was obtained from the University Registrar s office for Fall 2003 (base year). Only courses for Arts & Sciences, Education, Government, Information and Library Sciences, and Journalism and Mass Communication are included in this analysis. Additionally, only courses with an activity type of lecture or recitation are included in the study. Any lecture or recitation courses that had a meeting location in a teaching laboratory (room use code 210) are eliminated from the study. Courses that are directed research, practicums, graduate studios, independent study/directed readings, independent study/studio arts are also excluded. Course records that had less than four students enrolled are eliminated from the study unless the course had a specific meeting time or location. The University Registrar reviewed the courses with ten students or fewer that had specific meeting times and locations to make certain that these courses were indeed meeting in the specified classrooms. 4

8 The Provost s office at UNC-CH projects that the campus will grow to 28,871 students by Fall 2012 (target year). This is approximately a nine and one-half percent (9.5%) increase over the actual Fall 2003 student enrollment. Nine and one-half percent (9.5%) was used to project the course student enrollments. The course enrollment limit (course capacity) was used to determine whether or not the enrollment growth could be absorbed in the current section. If the Fall 2003 enrollment was at or near the course s capacity, the course was split into two sections, therefore doubling the weekly contact hours. Courses having four or more sections were analyzed separately in order to ensure that the correct number of sections were being projected. It is assumed that the enrollment limit of the course reflects the desired teaching method. Concurrent sessions are counted as one section. The enrollments are added together and the weekly room hours are counted only one time. 5

9 CHAPTER 2 Classroom Utilization Utilization for a room is determined by calculating the average enrollment of the courses taught in the room along with the total weekly student contact hours, weekly room hours, and its student station occupancy percentage. Weekly student contact hours are calculated by multiplying the enrollment of a course by the weekly contact or room hours that the course is held. Weekly room/contact hours are determined by calculating the number of hours a course meets (start and end times) and multiplying the result by the number of days the course meets each week. Both of these factors are totaled on a room-by-room basis. If a course does not meet for a full term, the number of hours is prorated by the number of weeks in a semester. The student station occupancy for a room is determined by dividing the room s weekly student contact hours by the room s weekly student contact hour capacity (a course s weekly contact hours times the room s number of student stations). WEEKLY ROOM/CONTACT HOURS (WRH OR WCH) = Days X ((End Time - Start Time)/60) WEEKLY STUDENT CONTACT HOURS (WSCH) = Students X Weekly Room/Contact Hours WEEKLY STUDENT CONTACT HOUR CAPACITY = Student Stations X Weekly Room/Contact Hours STUDENT STATION OCCUPANCY % = WSCH / WSCH Capacity SCHEDULED CLASSROOM USE BY DAY AND HOUR On the following three pages are the results of the scheduled classroom use by day and hour analysis. Attachment F is the Scheduled Classroom by College/Unit by Day and Hour and Attachment G is the Scheduled by Room Size by Day and Hour. On the average, approximately 84% of the classrooms are in use from 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. As is typical of a residential campus, the number of classrooms in use starts to decrease after 3:00 p.m. Only 42% of the 205 classrooms are scheduled at 8:00 a.m. When reviewing scheduled use by college/unit, 88% of the 173 centrally scheduled rooms are in use between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Arts & Sciences has less than a 64% average of its 24 departmental classrooms scheduled at any given time. The School of Information and Library Sciences appears only has two of its rooms scheduled at any given time. Journalism and Mass Communication has 100% of its four rooms scheduled the majority of the time between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The 20 and Under group of classrooms are scheduled less frequently than the other classrooms sizes. With UNC- CH s desire to decrease classroom sizes, scheduling of classrooms seating 20 and under should increase over the next few years. 6

10 Scheduled Classroom by Day and Hour Time of Day Monday in Tuesday in Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Average* in in in in in in 8:00 AM 84 41% 83 40% 84 41% 92 45% 71 35% 0 0% 0 0% 86 42% 9:00 AM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 10:00 AM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 11:00 AM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 12:00 PM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 1:00 PM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 2:00 PM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 3:00 PM % % % % 42 20% 0 0% 0 0% % 4:00 PM 85 41% % 90 44% % 5 2% 0 0% 0 0% % 5:00 PM 40 20% 50 24% 52 25% 40 20% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 46 22% 6:00 PM 37 18% 41 20% 37 18% 37 18% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 38 19% 7:00 PM 29 14% 27 13% 28 14% 18 9% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 26 12% 8:00 PM 19 9% 20 10% 13 6% 10 5% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 16 8% 9:00 PM 5 2% 9 4% 3 1% 3 1% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 5 2% 10:00 PM 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Note: Based on total classrooms of 205 *Average based on Monday thru Thursday use. Monday Average Classroom by Hour 100% 90% 80% Classroom % 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM Time of Day 7

11 Scheduled Classroom by Day and Hour 100% Tuesday Average Classroom by Hour 90% 80% Classroom % 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM Time of Day 100% Wednesday Average Classroom by Hour 90% 80% Classroom % 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM Time of Day 8

12 Scheduled Classroom by Day and Hour 100% Thursday Average Classroom by Hour 90% 80% Classroom % 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM Time of Day 100% Friday Average Classroom by Hour 90% 80% Classroom % 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM Time of Day 9

13 CLASSROOM UTILIZATION The following two pages show classroom utilization by college/unit and by room size/capacity. For Fall 2003, UNC-CH is approximately 10% under the 35 hour per week classroom use expectation with 32 weekly room hours. UNC-CH is just below the student station occupancy expectation of 65% with an average of 64%. Centrally scheduled classrooms are being used 34 hours per week which is higher than the campus average. The Arts & Sciences classrooms are scheduled the lowest at 20 hours per week with an average student station occupancy of 62%. Journalism & Mass Communication is utilizing their classrooms for 35 hours per week at 63% student station occupancy. Classrooms seating 20 and Under are scheduled the fewest amount of hours campuswide at 22 weekly room hours. The next lowest average at 29 weekly room hours are the classrooms with capacities of 176 to 200. Approximately half of the departmentally controlled classrooms have seating capacities of 30 and under (17 of the 32). One consistent trend at UNC-CH is that most departmental classrooms are scheduled much less than the general purpose classrooms at 23 weekly room hours. The four classrooms in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication are the exception. Three (3) departmental classrooms did not have any scheduled use and two (2) only had three (3) hours (coincidentally four of these rooms have fewer than 20 seats and the other had 25 seats). Attachment H summarizes Fall 2003 s classroom utilization by building. Attachment I is a listing by building showing each room s utilization. 10

14 Classroom Utilization Analysis by College Summary College/Administrative Unit Average Room Size Average ASF per Station Average Section Size Average Weekly Room Hours Hours in Student Station Occupancy % General Purpose Classrooms College of the Arts & Sciences School of Education 1 1, School of Information & Library Science School of Journalism & Mass Communication 4 1, AVERAGE TOTAL % % % % % % Weekly Hours by College/Administrative Unit School of Journalism & Mass Communication General Purpose Classrooms School of Information & Library Science School of Education College of the Arts & Sciences Weekly Room Hours Student Station Occupancy by College/Administrative Unit School of Information & Library Science General Purpose Classrooms School of Journalism & Mass Communication College of the Arts & Sciences School of Education 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Student Station Occupancy 11

15 Classroom Utilization Analysis by Room Size Summary Room Capacity Average Room Size Average ASF per Station 20 and Under , , , , , , , and Over 2 4, AVERAGE TOTAL Average Section Size Average Weekly Room Hours Hours in Student Station Occupancy % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Weekly Room Hours and Under Weekly Room Hours by Classroom Capacity Classroom Capacity and Over Student Station Occupancy 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Student Station Occupancy by Classroom Capacity 20 and Under Classroom Capacity and Over 12

16 CHAPTER 3 Classroom Mix Analysis A thorough review of all lecture and recitation course records was conducted. The data was sorted according to the number of students enrolled in the course sections. Attachment J is the Number of Courses by Enrollment report that totals the number of courses and the weekly room hours for each enrollment size for Fall 2003 (base year) and the target enrollment (sometimes referred to as the target year). The number of sections and weekly room hours were totaled according to the Classroom Size/Enrollment Matrix. The Classroom Size/Enrollment Matrix table illustrates how courses are sorted into the different standardized classroom sizes. It shows the enrollment minimum and maximum for each size along with its corresponding student station occupancy range (enrollment divided by maximum room capacity). This matrix ensures that the utilization expectations are achieved. This matrix also illustrates how Classroom Size / Enrollment Matrix Enrollment Student Station Occupancy Room Size Classroom Size/ Capacity Min Max Min Max Min Max 20 Stations % 80% Stations % 73% Stations % 75% Stations % 80% Stations % 80% Stations % 80% Stations % 72% Stations % 73% Stations % 74% Stations % 79% Stations % 76% Stations % 80% Stations % 100% classrooms were assigned to each range. An estimated student station occupancy was calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in a course by the number of standardized stations in the room. In following the matrix, the consultants estimate that a 64% to a 67% student station occupancy can be achieved. The 35 weekly room hour expectation was used as the divisor to determine the number of classrooms needed. Attachments K and L are the detailed Base Year and Target Year Classroom Listings, respectively. For the target year, the Hanes Art Center and Hill classrooms (9 and 5 rooms, respectively) are not included in the Target Year Classroom Listing as they are included as part of the Arts Common Program. Venable has eight (8) general purpose classrooms and is shown as being demolished at the target year. The Naval Armory (2 classrooms) is also being demolished. Three (3) new buildings with a total of nine (9) classrooms are shown as coming on-line Stone Center (4), Campus Y (2), and the New Science Complex (3). The following two (2) buildings will house a total of twelve (12) newly renovated classrooms Peabody (6) and Saunders (6). The target year does not include the fourteen (14) classrooms in the Residence Halls. At the end of each listing is a table that illustrates how the rooms were counted in the classroom capacity ranges. As with the last study, the capacities in the classrooms that have not yet been renovated were reduced on a sliding scale based upon current capacity. The projected capacities for these rooms are shown in the Target Year Classroom Listing (Attachment L). What has been discovered during the classroom renovations is that approximately 15 to 25% of a Classroom Capacity Reduction Capacity Current Capacity Reduction Under 20 Stations No Reduction 21 to 36 Stations 25% 37 to 64 Stations 20% Over 64 Stations 15% 13

17 room s capacity is lost as the room is being brought up to code and retrofitted for today s technology. The sliding scale was based on recent classroom renovations and their known capacities before and after the renovation process. The classroom utilization expectations for UNC-CH are 35 hours of scheduled use per week with a 65% student station occupancy. These expectations are used to calculate the number of classrooms required at each classroom capacity range and to make certain that rooms are not being over or under filled. Fall 2003 / Base Year Findings The table below is the classroom analysis for the base year. It shows how many classrooms currently exist with the recommended number of classrooms needed for Fall The analysis shows that there was an overall surplus of nine rooms for Fall seating 20 and Under showed a difference of sixteen (16) rooms. The difference of nineteen (19) rooms in the range is offset by the surplus of 24 rooms in the range. An interesting observation of the course sections with enrollments equal to or less than 20 that could be scheduled in classrooms with seating capacities 20 and Under, 25% have stated capacities over 20. The weekly room hour average for classrooms in the 20 and Under range is 30% below the 35 weekly room hour goal. If a course's capacity is listed as being over 20, it would be hard to pre-schedule the course in a room with 20 seats. It is recommended that these courses with enrollments less than 21 and capacities greater than 20 be reviewed to see if their capacities should be adjusted. The table below is a statistical analysis and needs to be interpreted based upon the University s goals and policies. With that in mind, the consultants would not recommend constructing additional classrooms at the 20 and Under range after discussions with University officials. Building more classrooms at this capacity range could constrict Fall 2003 / Base Year Classroom Analysis Existing Projected Classroom Needs Classroom Range Total ASF GPC Dept. Total Sections WRH WSCH 20 and Under 13, ,892 21, , ,107 40, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,153 2 TOTAL 156, ,674 6, , GPC = General Purpose Classroom; WRH = Weekly Room Hours; WSCH = Weekly Student Contact Hours; ASF = Assignable Square Feet 14

18 the flexibility of evolving pedagogies. A discussion occurred during the work sessions that indicated the University may want to consider raising its classroom minimum from 20 student stations to 24 student stations. Target Enrollment / Target Year Findings Before the New Building Programs UNC-CH has a plan for renovating all of its classrooms. Approximately 39% of the classrooms have not been renovated yet. The classrooms left to be renovated are in: Coker, Davie, Fetzer, Greenlaw, Hamilton, Hanes, Hanes Art Center, Hill, Howell, Manning, Mitchell, New West, Phillips classrooms phase 2, Smith, Wilson and Woolen. As part of the Targe Year Classroom Analysis, the nine (9) classrooms in the Hanes Art Center and five (5) classrooms in Hill are excluded. These rooms are also excluded from the Target Year Classroom Listing (Attachment L). These fourteen (14) rooms are included in the Arts Common Program in the Impact of New Building Programs on the Projected Existing Classroom Mix table on the following page. Along with the 9.5% enrollment increase, additional sections were added to reflect the change in curriculum. Each section is expected to meet for three (3) weekly room hours. The changes are as follows: General Education Curriculum - The reduced class size for Foundations will add 60 sections and the Language Enhancement courses will add 80 sections. Only 60% of these sections will be added for the Fall term. The anticipated capacity of these courses is nineteen (19). A total of 84 sections with 252 additional weekly room hours is added to the target course mix. Sixty (60) additional Communication Intensive courses, 45 Quantitative Reasoning Fall 2012 / Target Year Classroom Analysis Before New Building Programs Existing* Projected Classroom Needs Classroom Range Total ASF GPC Dept. Total Sections WRH WSCH 20 and Under 17, ,732 19, , ,206 3,043 58, , ,245 32, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,143 2 TOTAL 162, ,147 8, , GPC = General Purpose Classroom; WRH = Weekly Room Hours; WSCH = Weekly Student Contact Hours; ASF = Assignable Square Feet * The Hanes Art Center and Hill are not included in this mix as they are considered part of the Arts Common Program. 15

19 sections and 40 sections of Approaches will also be added to the target course mix. This set of courses will have enrollment capacities of 25. Using the 60% rule for a Fall term adds 87 sections with 261 weekly room hours to the target course mix. Freshman Year Seminar To fully implement the FYS program, there is an expected need for seminars. There are currently 112 seminars which is an increase of 108 seminars. Sixty percent (60%) of the additional seminars are expected to be offered in the Fall. The targeted capacity for each section is 20. A total of 65 additional sections for a total of 195 weekly room hours with a capacity of 20 were added to the target year course mix. Honors Program - The Honors program is expected to double. Currently there are 102 courses in this program. An additional 102 is needed with sixty percent (60%) of the additional courses expected to be offered in the Fall. The anticipated capacity of each course is 20. A total of 61 sections, totalling 183 weekly room hours with a capacity of 20 was added to the target course mix. The target year analysis shows a bottom line shortage of 27 classrooms before the additions and renovations that the anticipated Building Programs are considered. The new curriculum contributes to the considerable deficit of classrooms in the 21 to 30 range. IMPACT OF NEW BUILDING PROGRAMS ON THE PROJECTED CLASSROOM MIX There are three (3) building programs that are either in design or are currently under construction the Global Education Center, Arts Common, and Science Complex Phase II/III. The table below shows how these three programs impact the classroom mix. Between the programs, 31 classrooms are being added to UNC-CH s mix. Fourteen (14) of the rooms are in the 20 and Under range. The consultants would recommend that these rooms be re-evaluated as to whether or not their capacities could be increased to seat between 24 and 36 students. Impact of New Building Programs on the Projected Existing Classroom Mix TOTAL PROJECTED NO. OF CLASSROOMS 2012 Analysis* Existing* Science Complex III Arts Common Global Ed Center TOTAL Classroom Range ASF ASF ASF ASF ASF ASF 20 and Under 21, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,792 4 TOTAL 212, , , , , , * From Fall 2012 / Target Year Classroom Analysis 16

20 Projected Classroom Mix After New Building Programs and Under Classroom Capacity Existing Classroom Mix Projected Existing Classroom Mix 2012 Classroom Analysis As mentioned earlier, representatives at UNC-CH feel that there is a possibility that the minimum classroom size should be 24. If this becomes UNC-CH's official position, then the programs for both the Science Complex Phase III and the Arts Common may need to be reviewed. If the currently planned classrooms that seat 20 and Under are actually built for 24 students, the campus would be in balance for the 20 and Under range thereby decreasing the need for classrooms in the range. YEARLY IMPACT OF CLASSROOM RENOVATION PLAN AND NEW CONSTRUCTION ON TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS Attachment E shows the impact of the current classroom renovation schedule and new construction on the classroom mix on a semester by semester basis. Attachment M shows the particulars of each classroom s schedule and projected capacities after renovation. As mentioned earlier, should the existing renovation and construction schedules stay on-task, the three (3) semesters in calendar year 2006 show that approximately 20 to 21 classrooms will go off-line thereby reducing the current number of classrooms to a low of 184. The Summer 2005 semester could also suffer scheduling difficulties. 17

21 Courses with Enrollments <=20 Attachment A Fall 2003 Fall 2002 Increase/ (Decrease) Percent Increase/ (Decrease) College/School Department/Program No of Sections WRH No of Sections WRH No of Sections WRH No of Sections WRH Arts & Sciences Aerospace Studies (1) (3) (25%) (38%) African & Afro-American Studies (1) (3) (50%) (50%) American Studies % 6% Anthropology (12) (38) (32%) (57%) Art Department % 12% Asian Studies % 8% Biology (13) (29) (65%) (69%) Chemistry (5) (5) (31%) (15%) City & Regional Planning % 9% Classics (8) (32) (30%) (37%) College of Arts & Sciences* % 408% Communication Studies % 48% Comparative Literature (1) (3) (14%) (14%) Computer Science % 71% Dramatic Art (9) (89) (53%) (77%) Ecology n/a n/a Economics (1) (15) (4%) (19%) English % 189% Environmental Studies (2) (9) (13%) (32%) Exercise & Sport Science % 42% Folklore Curriculum (7) (7) (88%) (70%) Geography (5) (15) (33%) (38%) Geology (10) (23) (63%) (56%) Germanic Languages (1) (9) (3%) (9%) History (12) (17) (10%) (9%) Honors % 38% Linguistics % 62% Marine Sciences Program (5) (11) (56%) (50%) Mathematics % 17% Military Science (2) (4) (33%) (29%) Music % 18% Naval Studies (NROTC) % 0% OR % 11% Philosophy % 11% Physical Education/Recreation % 0% Physics-Astronomy % 4% Political Science % 15% Psychology (11) (27) (58%) (59%) Public Policy Analysis, Curr (2) (8) (29%) (38%) Religious Studies (3) (7) (8%) (13%) Romance Languages % 214% Slavic Languages (2) (4) (9%) (7%) Sociology (1) (2) (8%) (6%) Statistics (4) (13) (40%) (45%) Women's Studies (1) (3) (33%) (33%) School of Education (8) (20) (13%) (12%) School of Government (1) (2) (14%) (10%) School of Information & Library Science (2) (4) (9%) (7%) Journalism/Mass Communication % 2% TOTAL 1,475 3,717 1,113 2, % 33% *Reflects concurrent sections that cross program/departments. NOTE: Concurrent sections counted as one section. All Foreign Languages 468 1, % 114% 18

22 ATTACHMENT B Classroom Utilization Analysis by Seating Type Summary Seating Type (Capacity) Average Room Size Average ASF per Station Fixed ( ) Fixed ( ) Fixed ( ) 7 1, Fixed ( ) 7 2, Fixed ( ) 4 3, Fixed Tables ( ) 3 1, N/A Dept CR Row Tables ( ) 5 1, Tables & Chairs Tablet Armchair AVERAGE TOTAL Average Section Size Average Weekly Room Hours Hours in Student Station Occupancy % % % % % % % % % % % % Weekly Hours by Seating Type Fixed Tables Fixed ( ) Tablet Armchair Fixed ( ) Fixed ( ) Fixed ( ) Fixed ( ) Tables & Chairs Row Tables N/A Dept CR Weekly Room Hours Student Station Occupancy by Seating Type Row Tables ( ) Fix ed ( ) Tables & Chairs Fix ed ( ) Fix ed ( ) N/A Dept CR Tablet Armchair Fix ed Tables ( ) Fix ed ( ) Fix ed ( ) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Student Station Occupancy 19

23 ATTACHMENT C Classroom Utilization Analysis by Technology Type Summary Technology Type/Multi-Media Average Room Size Average ASF per Station Average Section Size Average Weekly Room Hours Hours in Student Station Occupancy % Low/No Technology MC0 Basic MC1 Intermediate MC2 Advanced 15 1, N/A Dept CR AVERAGE TOTAL % % % % % % Weekly Hours by Technology Type MC2 Advanced MC1 Intermediate MC0 Basic Low/No Technology N/A Dept CR Weekly Room Hours Student Station Occupancy by Technology Type MC0 Basic Low /No Technology MC2 Adv anced N/A Dept CR MC1 Intermediate 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Student Station Occupancy 20

24 ATTACHMENT D Classroom Utilization Analysis by Renovation Status Summary Renovation Status Average Room Size Average ASF per Station Average Section Size Average Weekly Room Hours Hours in Student Station Occupancy % Demolition 10 1, New/Newer/Renovated Not Yet Renovated AVERAGE TOTAL % % % % Weekly Hours by Renovation Status New/Newer/Renovated Not Yet Renovated Demolition Weekly Room Hours Student Station Occupancy by Renovation Status Not Yet Renov ated New/Newer/Renovated Demolition 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Student Station Occupancy 21

25 Attachment E Classroom Renovation Schedule Totals by Room Capacity (Fall Fall 2012) Fall 2003 Spring 2004 Summer 2004 Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Summer 2005 ASF ASF ASF ASF ASF Classroom Range ASF 20 and Under 13, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,922 2 TOTAL 156, , , , , ,

26 Attachment E Classroom Renovation Schedule Totals by Room Capacity (Fall Fall 2012) Fall 2005 Spring 2006 Summer 2006 Fall 2006 Spring 2007 Summer 2007 ASF ASF ASF ASF ASF Classroom Range ASF 20 and Under 15, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,392 3 TOTAL 168, , , , , ,

27 Attachment E Classroom Renovation Schedule Totals by Room Capacity (Fall Fall 2012) Fall 2007 Spring 2008 Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Summer 2009 ASF ASF ASF ASF ASF Classroom Range ASF 20 and Under 17, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,392 3 TOTAL 167, , , , , ,

28 Attachment E Classroom Renovation Schedule Totals by Room Capacity (Fall Fall 2012) Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Summer 2011 ASF ASF ASF ASF ASF Classroom Range ASF 20 and Under 24, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,792 4 TOTAL 200, , , , , ,

29 Attachment E Classroom Renovation Schedule Totals by Room Capacity (Fall Fall 2012) Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Summer 2012 Fall 2012 ASF ASF ASF Classroom Range ASF 20 and Under 24, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,792 4 TOTAL 200, , , ,

30 GENERAL PURPOSE CLASSROOMS ATTACHMENT F Scheduled Classroom by Day and Hour by College/Unit Time of Day Monday in Tuesday in Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Average* in in in in in in 8:00 AM 76 44% 72 42% 77 45% 82 47% 67 39% 0 0% 0 0% 77 44% 9:00 AM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 10:00 AM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 11:00 AM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 12:00 PM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 1:00 PM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 2:00 PM % % % % % 0 0% 0 0% % 3:00 PM % % % % 36 21% 0 0% 0 0% % 4:00 PM 72 42% % 75 43% % 4 2% 0 0% 0 0% 95 55% 5:00 PM 32 18% 46 27% 46 27% 36 21% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 40 23% 6:00 PM 29 17% 37 21% 31 18% 33 19% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 33 19% 7:00 PM 25 14% 25 14% 24 14% 16 9% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 23 13% 8:00 PM 16 9% 18 10% 11 6% 8 5% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 13 8% 9:00 PM 5 3% 9 5% 3 2% 3 2% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 5 3% 10:00 PM 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Note: Based on total classrooms of 173 *Average based on Monday thru Thursday use. Average Classroom by Hour 100% 90% 80% Classroom % 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM Time of Day 27

31 COLLEGE OF THE ARTS & SCIENCES ATTACHMENT F Scheduled Classroom by Day and Hour by College/Unit Time of Day Monday in Tuesday in Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Average* in in in in in in 8:00 AM 5 21% 6 25% 5 21% 6 25% 2 8% 0 0% 0 0% 6 23% 9:00 AM 11 46% 14 58% 11 46% 15 63% 10 42% 0 0% 0 0% 13 53% 10:00 AM 12 50% 14 58% 12 50% 15 63% 9 38% 0 0% 0 0% 13 55% 11:00 AM 14 58% 16 67% 12 50% 18 75% 12 50% 0 0% 0 0% 15 63% 12:00 PM 9 38% 17 71% 9 38% 18 75% 8 33% 0 0% 0 0% 13 55% 1:00 PM 9 38% 14 58% 9 38% 15 63% 9 38% 0 0% 0 0% 12 49% 2:00 PM 12 50% 13 54% 14 58% 13 54% 9 38% 0 0% 0 0% 13 54% 3:00 PM 12 50% 12 50% 14 58% 14 58% 6 25% 0 0% 0 0% 13 54% 4:00 PM 9 38% 9 38% 10 42% 10 42% 1 4% 0 0% 0 0% 10 40% 5:00 PM 4 17% 2 8% 3 13% 2 8% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 3 11% 6:00 PM 4 17% 0 0% 3 13% 1 4% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2 8% 7:00 PM 1 4% 0 0% 1 4% 1 4% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 3% 8:00 PM 1 4% 0 0% 1 4% 1 4% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 3% 9:00 PM 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 10:00 PM 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Note: Based on total classrooms of 24 *Average based on Monday thru Thursday use. Average Classroom by Hour 100% 90% 80% Classroom % 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM Time of Day 28