We help university schedule-makers

ofCourse is cloud-based software that makes it fast and easy for schedule-makers to build near-perfect college course schedules.

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Create near-perfect schedules

It's impossible for humans to design ideal schedules by hand — there are too many variables. ofCourse makes millions of calculations to create near-perfect schedules.

Insulate yourself from faculty demands

Some faculty demand the impossible. ofCourse collects their preferences electronically, then generates the best possible schedule with everyone in mind.

Course diversity protection

It is vital to remember who these schedules are for—the student. So building schedules that respect their requirements is paramount. Our Course Diversity engine automagically prevents competing classes from being scheduled in conflict.

Automatic room assignments

True space optimizaton often gets overlooked given all of the other scheduling challenges. Our sophisticated room placement tools make this a problem of the past. After experiencing them, you will wonder how (and why) you ever did it manually.

Save hundreds of hours

Designing the course schedule can be your worst time of year. Or it can be the best, with ofCourse. Our proven 5-step workflow will reduce your scheduling teams' time and effort by 90% and produce vastly better schedules.

Eliminate sticky-notes and spreadsheets

A snarl of sticky-notes and spreadsheets is no way to build a schedule. Our elegant cloud-based software lets you and your team repeatedly build beautiful, highly optimized schedules from anywhere.

Optimize for in-class or online

It doesn't matter whether your courses are on campus, online, or both. ofCourse collects your preferences and builds the best schedule for your circumstances. Because while an online course might not need a room, it still requires course diversity oversight.

Post-production changes

Many schedules are modified right up until the first day of classes. Our Collision Management System makes quick and safe work of these requests. It is the most-loved feature of our platform, mostly because schedule-makers have never slept so well—knowing their modified schedules have zero-issues.

Schedule notification system

When the final schedule is reviewed and approved, click a single button and in the next sixty seconds, all teaching faculty will receive a customized email notification, letting them know what their teaching assignments are. This is such a satisfying way to end every schedule build.

Lean on our academic support team

Our academic support team has helped build hundreds of university course schedules. Incubated at Washington University in St. Louis, we personally understand the challenges of course scheduling — and we're here to help you every step of the way.

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What our clients say

“I cannot imagine putting together a schedule without ofCourse and its amazing, intuitive technology. Troy and the ofCourse staff were always there to help and advise me, brainstorm with me, and troubleshoot any problems. The academic dean’s job is now a lot easier.”

Avidan Y. Cover
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
“I have used ofCourse for 3 years. I love this product! It is powerful, has lots of tools with many good uses, and is very easy to use. The conflict checker, schedule reports, and public views that allow you to look at the data in many ways, allow me to use the product all year long. The customer support (Troy DeArmitt) is exceptional. Troy gives you as much time as you need to get the best performance from the software. I highly recommend ofCourse!”

Alice B. Isley
Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill School of Law
“ofCourse has revolutionized our scheduling process! Since implementing this software, we've experienced a dramatic simplification in how we manage our course scheduling process. The export features are particularly impressive, producing sharp, professional-looking schedules that are easy to distribute and understand. Moreover, ofCourse excels at accommodating faculty preferences.

One of the standout aspects of ofCourse is the exceptional customer support, personified by Troy. His thorough training sessions ensure that we're utilizing the software to its full potential, and his ongoing availability for questions and assistance is invaluable.”

Zoe E. Niesel
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Law
St. Mary’s University
School of Law
“The ofCourse Scheduling software helped us to migrate our course scheduling process from a series of Excel sheets to one consolidated program. Last semester we used ofCourse to schedule 169 professors teaching 235 classes. Using the automated faculty emailing system to gather teaching preferences took a lot of pain out of the process and gave faculty an easy way to list conflicts.”

Hilary T. Lappin
Registrar
American University
Washington College of Law
“ofCourse has made our class scheduling so much more efficient! Rather than months of back and forth with faculty to finalize a class schedule, the entire process to finalize a schedule and release to students takes only a matter of weeks. Faculty love the ease of entering teaching preferences while knowing that those preferences will be adhered to. ofCourse is incredibly user friendly and Troy and his team offer incredible support and guidance if needed. The ease of entering data, gathering faculty preference and generating a class schedule has never been easier. I actually look forward to the scheduling process each semester! All of us at UCI Law who have scheduling responsibility could not be more pleased!”

Stephanie M. Santoro
Registrar
UC Irvine
School of Law
“ofCourse manages the most complicated aspects of scheduling (including avoiding room, time, subject area, and faculty conflicts) in a fraction of the time that it took for us to do it manually. The software is intuitive, and the schedules are consistently better for students and faculty than our old schedules. When we have had questions, Troy is quick to respond to our inquiries. When we need to make a change, it is reflected on the published schedule in real time. After using the software for two years, I cannot imagine going back to manual scheduling.”

S. Todd Brown
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
University at Buffalo
School of Law

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