Instructional Services

Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Listed below are some of the services our office provides:

• Please  email (tkurns@uchicago.edu; 773-702-7019) if you can't make your laboratory because of illness or some other reason(s)

• KPTC lost & found; looking for any items lost (KPTC 205)

• If you need to get in touch with your Discussion or Laboratory TA

• If you need to get in touch with your Course Instructor

• If you need to make any changes to your assigned laboratory or Physics course

We are here to provide you with general information about Physics courses and other relevant topics. It would be best to stop by the Physics Instructional Services Office during office hours, or you can contact us by phone at 773-702-7019 or by email at tkurns@uchicago.edu.

Laboratory Section Assignment Information

All students in the following courses should consult my.Uchicago.edu beginning the first day of the Quarter to confirm their Lab Section assignments:

• Physical Sciences 116

• Physics 121-01

• Physics 121-02

• Physics 131-01

• Physics 131-02

• Physics 131-03

• Physics 141-01

• Physics 141-02

Confirmation ensures that you are assigned a lab at the right time. All students MUST register for a lab section to be in the course.

If you are assigned the wrong lab or no lab, you should immediately report to Instructional Services via email at tkurns@uchicago.edu as soon as possible to resolve any registration discrepancies.

All changes to course registration, including adding or dropping courses and changing lab sections, must be processed through the Physics Instructional Services Office (KPTC 205) by the end of Week 1 of the Quarter. Changes will resume the following Monday, Week 2.

Undergraduate laboratories start in week 3 of each quarter, unless otherwise specified in handouts or literature provided by the course instructor. Even if you have received verification of your assigned lab section from the Registrar's Office, PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK TO ENSURE YOU ARE REGISTERED FOR A PHYSICS COURSE AND ASSIGNED TO A LAB SECTION. 

If you still need to register for a course, complete a REGISTRATION REQUEST FORM with the Instructional Services Office. Please email tkurns@uchicago.edu for an in-person or Zoom appointment.  

Any LAB SECTION CHANGE must also be done in KPTC 205(in-person or online).

All Registration Request Consent Forms must be signed in KPTC 205 (Instructional Services Office) only — not by the Course Instructors.

Discussion Sections Information

Discussion Sections will begin meeting in week 2 of the Quarter. Students should consult my.uchicago.edu and Canvas for  Discussion Section assignments.

Faculty and Teaching Assistants Office Hours Information

Office hours for each instructor and teaching assistant will be available via course handouts, web pages, and the Canvas site.

Final Exams

Graded final exams from the previous Quarter will be available in KPTC 205 until the 4th week of the current Quarter.