Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 - Class Schedule Development
If you wish to teach for us during the 2008 - 2009 academic year, please immediately complete the class schedule request below for Fall 2008 and/or Spring 2009 and return both forms to me.
Dates for Fall 2008
August 25, 2008 - Instruction begins for full-term classes
September 15, 2008 - Instruction begins for General Education Hybrid classes
October 20, 2008 - Instruction begins for the Second 8-Week session
December 15 - 21, 2008 - Final Examination Schedule
Academic Calendar for 2008 - 2009
Class Schedule Request (Fall 2008)
Class Schedule Request - Generic
Dates for Spring 2009
January 12, 2009 - Instruction begins for full-term classes
February 2, 2009 - Instruction begins for General Education Hybrid classes
March 23, 2009 - Instruction begins for the Second 8-Week session
May 15 – 21, 2009 - Final Examination week
Academic Calendar for 2008 - 2009
Class Schedule Request (Spring 2009)
Class Schedule Request - Generic
Class Schedule Development - General Process
The department chairperson will submit his or her recommended class schedule to the division dean. The final class schedule will be established based on the following criteria: the faculty's written request, faculty contractual obligations, the department's recommended class schedule, student needs, and college facilities and budget constraints.
Textbook Order Process for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
To order your Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 textbooks, please do the following:
- Download this textbook order form to your computer (home or work).
- Complete and save your form to your computer.
- Send as an attachment to scsbs@saddleback.edu
Textbook Order Form - download to your computer and send completed form to scsbs@saddleback.edu as an attachment.
Should you need any help with this form or process, please immediately email sbrown67@saddleback.edu, lhall7@saddleback.edu or pflanigan@saddleback.edu
Note: Be sure to post your textbook order and purchasing options on your faculty profile and/or class web page. For a sample, click here.
Textbook Orders
As you begin to order textbooks and other instructional materials for Fall and Spring, please work closely with the textbook publishers. Book companies tend to have “deep” pockets. Specific to your discipline, you may find that many textbooks now come with a wealth of resources such as video clips, tutorials, online tests, links to supporting information, and textbooks online, etc. Dynamic textbooks and their supporting resources will assist you in creating a productive and innovative learning experience for your students.
Per the College's official outline for credit courses, faculty members must assign readings from a college-level textbook. In addition, specific courses may require and be augmented by additional reading sources such as newspaper articles, journals, primary source readings, and literature based books. For further information on your selection of textbooks and additional reading sources, please consult with the official course outline and the department chairperson. You can obtain a copy of the official course outline through Cyn Roberts in the division.
To order your course textbooks, please complete the textbook order form after receiving your course assignment.
To access this form, please click here.
Be sure to check the status of your textbook orders for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
1. Click here to ensure that your textbook order has been correctly posted on the College Bookstore web site.
2. Visit the College Bookstore (Student Services Center) to ensure that your textbooks are in stock.
If you encounter any problems with your textbook order, please immediately contact Jim Harding, book store manager, at
(949) 582-4716 or via email at James Harding.
Student Support for Textbooks
The cost and potential lack of access to textbooks can make it difficult for students to take and/or be successful in your classes.
To support students with textbook costs and availability, please consider the following..
- Submit your book order to the division office and campus bookstore.
- Ask your textbook publishers for two desk copies of your textbook. Place one desk copy on reserve in the college library.
- Limit the number of textbooks/instructional resources to what is absolutely necessary to support the learning in your course. With higher gas and housing prices, it is becoming increasingly more difficult for our students to purchase expensive textbooks/instruction resources.
- Be creative. Explore alternative (and less expensive) sites for students to purchase textbooks. Via online or at a number of off-campus bookstores, textbooks may be less expensive and easier for students to obtain.
- Include the title and ISBN number of your textbook on your faculty profile, class web site, and course syllabus. This will enable students to obtain textbooks at alternative sites such as the internet, off-campus bookstores, through friends, etc.
For alternative sites for students to purchase their textbooks, click here.
Right of Assignment
For additional information about faculty workload and the right to class assignments, please review Article XV Workload on page 23 of the Academic Employee Master Agreement for 2004 - 2007. To access this document, please click here.
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