Credit Hour Guidelines

  1. A credit hour shall be the equivalent of one (1) hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two (2) hours of out-of-class student work each week for 15 or 16 weeks.
  2. A credit hour shall be allocated based on the following:

Category

Contact Hours per Week

Contact Hours per Sem. (based on minimum 15 week semester)

Class 1 15
Laboratory 2 or 3 30-45
Clinical 3 to 5 45-75
Practicum, Fieldwork  3 45
Internship 3 to 6  45-90
Co-op

Variable by Dept.

Variable by Dept.