Credit Hours

Students who register for 12 or more credits are considered to be full-time students. Students who register for fewer than 12 credits are considered to be part-time students.

A. A credit hour is equated with a minimum of 55 minutes of classroom or direct faculty instruction regardless of the modality of instruction, and a minimum of 110 minutes of out-of-class student work per week for a semester (approximately 14 weeks). 

B. Laboratory hours may vary from two to four hours per meeting per week for a semester and will be equated as one credit hour. Clinical areas will be considered on an individual basis.

C. Students in online courses can expect to spend a minimum of 55 minutes per credit reading and reviewing online content and supplemental materials, and a minimum of 110 minutes per credit completing online and offline activities and assignments per week for a semester (approximately 14 weeks).  

D. Hybrid courses follow the same guidelines as stated above for an online course, plus the additional requirement of four or more on-campus meetings. The time spent on-campus is accounted for in the design of the course and does not require additional credit hours to be apportioned. The time spent on-campus may vary and should be subtracted from the total number of minimum hours expected for completing the course as calculated in C above.