A Summary of The Teaching Components of the UH Space Inventory

The following information pertains primarly to the fall semester of 1997 and was prepared by the Coordinating Board (CB).

Classroom Facilities

	Included in these categories are rooms generally used for instruction requiring no special equipment.  A classroom may be furnished with special equipment appropriate to a specific area of study if this equipment does not render the room unsuitable for use by classes in other areas of study.

The CB classifies classrooms as room type 110.  The University of Houston further subdivide classrooms into:

Classroom Type			Number (fall 1997)		A.S.F.		Seats

110 - general purpose			156			111,000	7,142
111 - teaching auditorium			  20 (100+)		  55,147	5,019
112 - seminar classrooms			  15			    6,122	   315
115 - classroom service areas		  28			    1,976	

Total						219			174,152         12,476

A.S.F. - Assignable Square Feet
115 - included storerooms associated with a lecture room

	These data are taken from a database provided by Lauren Kuffel for fall 1996.  The CB Report for fall 1997 shows a total of 233 total 110 classrooms.  The reason for the change from 1996 to 1997 is unknown at this time.

	The complete CB Space Inventory for fall 1997 follows:

Campus Total				Number

110	 					233
210 Class Laboratory		121
220 Special Class Lab		  21
310 Class Office			  12
350 Conference Room		  15
Other					    7

Total					431

	Class Laboratory rooms are used by regularly scheduled classes that require special-purpose equipment.  The design normally limits or precludes its use for other disciplines.  A special class lab is irregularly scheduled classes that require special equipment.  
	The following tables are from the CB Report - 005 and are for the fall semester of 1997.  All courses taught on campus are reflected in the figures that follow.  

	Number of Classes Meeting on:

		MWF					  469
		T-TH					1062
		MW					  617
		M					  253
		T					  260
		W					  264
		TH					  209
		F					  147
		Sat					    32
		Sun					      0
		Other					  177

		Total					3490

For comparison, a total of 3441 classes were taught in the fall semester of 1996.

	Number of Classes with Starting Times:

		Before 8 AM				      5
		8 AM - 8:59 AM			  283
		9 AM - 9:59 AM			  248
		10 AM - 10:59 AM			  443
		11 AM - 11:59 AM			  483
		Noon - 1:59 PM			  632
		2 PM - 3:59 PM			  476
		4 PM - 5:59 PM			  676
		6 PM - and after			  244

		Total					3490

	Number of Classes of Duration:

		0 -1 hour				  765
		1 - 2 hours				1661
		2 - 3 hours				1022
		3 - 4 hours				    10
		4 - 5 hours				      0
		5 - 6 hours				    27
		over 6 hours				      5

		Total 					3490

	Classes Taught by Room Type:

110	2413
210	719
220	71
310	25
350	45
other					  217

Total					3490