Labor Day and Memorial Day-type weekends generally are anticipated because they offer an extra day off, but many students regularly enjoy a four-day week.

Many Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes have eliminated Friday meetings by shifting to longer Monday-Wednesday classes.

But Bruce Oates, assistant director of registration/scheduling, said he hasn’t seen an increased demand for Monday-Wednesday and Tuesday-Thursday classes.

“We have gotten feedback and made some adjustments,” Oates said. “But I wasn’t aware that more kids were looking to get Friday off.”

About three or four years ago, Monday-Wednesday late afternoon/evening classes were added to the schedule to give students more options.

“We want to do what is best for the students,” Oates said. “We understand that some of them have jobs and other priorities that make having five days of classes harder.”

Freshman accounting major Daniel Magers enjoys having two-day classes because he doesn’t get bored.

“We get more in-depth with the longer classes,” Magers said. “Also, I don’t get tired of class as much.”

If classes were offered only four days a week, class options would be limited, Oates said.

“We don’t want to create a situation in which less classes are offered,” Oates said.

Sarah Lesko, a freshman special education major, agrees with that decision. She said she enjoys having a class three days a weeks instead of two.

“I like having the 50-minute classes,” Lesko said. “I pay more attention, and it’s more interesting.”

Tuesday-Thursday classes are scheduled for seven blocks of time a day, but Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes allow for nine blocks.

“The professor has to decide when the classes can be held,” Oates said. “They’ll know if it’s better to present the material in two days or three days.”

Rodney Angotti, associate professor and computer science chair, said he hasn’t seen any difference in teaching and students’ performances between the Monday-Wednesday-Friday and Tuesday-Thursday classes.

“There are a set of rules to follow [when determining class times],” Angotti said. “There is a maximum use of space, and there are only so many slots we can fill. We try to meet the students’ demands and think about the faculty considerations.”

Angotti said his department has tried to end classes at 3 p.m. Friday so students are able to leave early.

“The times when classes are offered also depends on the size of the department and the number of students in the program,” Angotti said.