Computer labs are available for scheduled academic courses and approved course-related activities, including office hours, study sessions, and review sessions. If you are a scheduler looking to schedule a course in the computer labs for an upcoming quarter, please follow these instructions for each course or section that requires a lab:

In Ad Astra:

  1. Visit UCSB Astra Schedule
  2. Go to the preferences section of the course
  3. Find the Region box
  4. Click the X next to "Gen Acad" to delete it
  5. Click on the Add button and select "Computer Labs" for the Region
    (Make sure to set the mode to "required")
    • If your faculty member has specific requests for rooms or buildings then please make those as normal
  6. Scroll down to the very bottom of the page - there is a header labeled Meeting Notes
    • Click on the down arrow at the far right to expand the section
  7. Click on Add Note and include any and all instructor needs for the space
    • **IMPORTANT** List all software needed for the class
  8. Scroll back to the top and click save