Equivalencies of the Credit Hour
»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ follows the definition of a credit hour as published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 34, Part 600.2. »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ's established equivalencies to the Federal definition of the credit hour are below. These standards apply to both undergraduate and graduate courses.
- For each semester hour of credit, courses that meet in a face-to-face format must include one 50-minute period with the instructor and two hours of outside of class work for 15 weeks.
- One hour of credit may be awarded for laboratory and discussion sections that meet a minimum of 50 minutes per week and a maximum of 150 minutes per week.
- Courses with an instructional method that is not face-to-face (for example, hybrid
or online courses) meet the credit hour standard if they meet one of the following
criteria: 1) the course covers the same material in the same depth as a face-to-face
version of the same course; or 2) the course has been evaluated by the department
and college for content and rigor, and the department and college have approved the
semester hour credit to be awarded.
- Any course offered in a shortened term must be equivalent in both contact and outside work totals as a semester-length course.
1 credit hour = 50 minutes contact + 120 minutes outside work over 15 weeks for a
total of 2,550 minutes of student effort.
1 credit hour = 1 to 3 lab and discussion sessions ranging from a total of 50 to 150 minutes.