UI COM Policy on Credit Hours for Coursework
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Type of Course | Direct | Indirect | Total work time |
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Lecture/Discussion | One (1) fifty-minute period classroom or direct faculty instruction per week for 15 weeks | Two (2) fifty- minute periods of out- of -class student work per week for 15 weeks | 150 minutes per week for 15 weeks or equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time (ie 37.5 hours per week) |
Laboratory, Practicum, Clinical Field or Similar | Two (2) fifty-minute periods of laboratory or practice per week for 15 weeks | Two (2) fifty- minute periods of out- of -class student work per week for 15 weeks | 200 minutes per week for 15 weeks or equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time (50 hours per week) |
Online/Other academic activities | One (1) fifty-minute period classroom or direct faculty instruction per week for 15 weeks | Two (2) fifty- minute periods of out- of -class student work per week for 15 weeks | 150 minutes per week for 15 weeks or equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time |