Office of the Registrar

Minimum Minutes of Instruction

Fall/Spring Full-Semester Courses (15 Weeks) Minutes of Instruction*

Credit Hours

Course

Component

Examples

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

    Total Per Week Total Per Term

1 hour - lecture only

LEC

50

0

750

0

1 hour - lab only LAB

0

100

0 1500

2 hours - lecture only

LEC 100 0 1500 0

2 hours - 1 hour lecture, 1 lab

LLB (Lecture/Lab) 50 100 750 1500

2 hours - lab only

LAB

0

200

0

3000

3 hours - lecture only

LEC

150

0

2250

0

3 hours - 2 lecture, 1 lab

LLB

100

100

1500

1500

3 hours  - 1 lecture 2 lab

LLB

50

200

750

3000

3 hours - lab only

LAB

0

300

0

4500

4 hours - lecture only

LEC

200

0

3000

0

4 hours - 3 lecture, 1 lab

LLB

150

100

2250

1500

4 hours - 2 lecture, 2 lab

LLB

100

200

1500

3000

4 hours - 1 lecture, 3 lab

LLB

50

300

750

4500

4 hours - lab only

LAB

0

400

0

6000

5 hours - lecture only

LEC

250

0

3750

0

5 hours - 4 lecture, 1 lab

LLB

200

100

3000

1500

5 hours - 3 lecture, 2 lab

LLB

150

200

2250

3000

5 hours - 2 lecture, 3 lab

LLB

100

300

1500

4500

5 hours - 1 lecture, 4 lab

LLB

50

400

750

6000

5 hours - 5 lab only

LAB

0

500

0

7500

* Refer to Course Credit Expectation Policy in the University Catalog*

Half Semester Courses (7.5 Weeks) Minutes of Instruction*

Credit Hours

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

  Total Per Week Total Per Term

1 hour - lecture only

100

0

750

0

1 hour - lab only

0

200

0 1500

2 hours - lecture only

200

0

1500

0

2 hours- 1 lecture, 1 lab

100

200

750

1500

2 hours- lab only

0

400

0

3000

3 hours - lecture only

300

0

2250

0

3 hours - 2 lecture, 1 lab

200

200

1500

1500

3 hours - 1 lecture, 2 lab

100

400

750

3000

3 hours - lab only

0

600

0

4500

4 hours - lecture only

400

0

3000

0

4 hours - 3 lecture, 1 lab

300

200

2250

1500

4 hours - 2 lecture, 2 lab

200

400

1500

3000

4 hours - 1 lecture, 3 lab

100

600

750

4500

4 hours - lab only

0

800

0

6000

* Refer to Course Credit Expectation Policy in the University Catalog*

Summer Courses (4 Weeks) Minutes of Instruction

Credit Hours

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

  Total Per Week Total Per Term

1 hour - lecture only

188

0

750

0

1 hour - lab only

0

375

0 1500

2 hours - 1 lecture, 1 lab

188

375

750

1500

2 hours - lecture only

375

0

1500

0

2 hours - lab only

0

750

0

3000

3 hours - lecture only

563

0

2250 0

3 hours - 2 lecture, 1 lab

375

375

1500

1500

3 hours - 1 lecture , 2 lab

188

750

750

3000

3 hours - lab only

0

1125

0

4500

4 hours - lecture only

750

0

3000 0

4 hours - 3 lecture, 1 lab

563

375

2250

1500

4 hours - 2 lecture, 2 lab

375

750

1500

3000

4 hours - 1 lecture, 3 lab

188

1125

750

4500

4 hours - lab only

0

1500

0 6000

Summer Courses (6 Weeks)

Credit Hours

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

  Total Per Week Total Per Term

1 hour - lecture only

125

0

750

0

1 hour - lab only

0

250

0 1500

2 hours - 1 lecture, 1 lab

125

250

750

1500

2 hours - lecture only

250

0

1500

0

2 hours - lab only

0

500

0

3000

3 hours - lecture only

375

0

2250 0

3 hours - 2 lecture, 1 lab

250

250

1500

1500

3 hours - 1 lecture, 1 lab

125

500

750

3000

3 hours - lab only

0

750

0

4500

4 hours - lecture only

500

0

3000 0

4 hours - 3 lecture, 1 lab

375

250

2250

1500

4 hours - 2 lecture, 2 lab

250

500

1500

3000

4 hours - 1 lecture, 3 lab

125

750

750

4500

4 hours - lab only

0

1000

0 6000

Summer Courses (8 Weeks) Minutes of Instruction

Credit Hours

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

  Total Per Week Total Per Term

1 hour - lecture only

94

0

750

0

1 hour - lab only

0

188

0 1500

2 hours - 1 lecture, 1 lab

94

188

750

1500

2 hours - lecture only

188

0

1500

0

2 hours - lab only

0

375

0

3000

3 hours - lecture only

281

0

2250 0

3 hours - 2 lecture, 1 lab

188

188

1500

1500

3 hours - 1 lecture, 2 lab

94

375

750

3000

3 hours - lab only

0

563

0

4500

4 hours - lecture only

375

0

3000 0

4 hours - 3 lecture, 1 lab

281

188

2250

1500

4 hours - 2 lecture, 2 lab

188

375

1500

3000

4 hours - 1 lecture, 3 lab

94

563

750

4500

4 hours - lab only

0

750

0 6000

Summer Courses (12 Weeks) Minutes of Instruction

Credit Hours

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

  Total Per Week Total Per Term

1 hour - lecture only

63

0

750

0

1 hour- lab only

0

125

0 1500

2 hours - 1 lecture, 1 lab

63

125

750

1500

2 hours - lecture only

125

0

1500

0

2 hours - lab only

0

250

0

3000

3 hours - lecture only

188

0

2250 0

3 hours - 2 lecture, 1 lab

125

125

1500

1500

3 hours - 1 lecture, 2 lab

63

250

750

3000

3 hours, lab only

0

375

0

4500

4 hours - lecture only

250

0

3000 0

4 hours - 3 lecture, 1 lab

188

125

2250

1500

4 hours - 2 lecture, 2 lab

125

250

1500

3000

4 hours - 1 lecture, 3 lab

63

375

750

4500

4 hours - lab only

0

500

0 6000

5 hours- lecture only

313

0

3750

0

5 hours - 4 lecture, 1 lab

250

125

3000 1500

5 hours - 3 lecture, 2 lab

188

250

2250

3000

5 hours - 2 lecture, 3 lab

125

375

1500 4500

5 hours - 1 lecture, 4 lab

63

500

750

6000

5 hours - 5 lab only

0

625

0 7500

MOD 1 & 3 (11 Weeks) Minutes of Instruction

Credit Hours

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

  Total Per Week Total Per Term

1 hour - lecture only

68

0

750

0

1 hour - lab only

0

136

0 1500

2 hours - 1 lecture, 1 lab

68

136

750

1500

2 hours, lecture only

136

0

1500

0

2 hours - lab only

0

273

0

3000

3 hours - lecture only

205

0

2250 0

3 hours - 2 lecture, 1 lab

136

136

1500

1500

3 hours - 1 lecture, 2 lab

68

273

750

3000

3 hours - lab only

0

409

0

4500

4 hours - lecture only

273

0

3000 0

4 hours - 3 lecture, 1 lab

205

136

2250

1500

4 hours - 2 lecture, 2 lab

136

273

1500

3000

4 hours - 1 lecture, 3 lab

68

409

750

4500

4 hours - lab only

0

545

0 6000

5 hours - lecture only

341

0

3750

0

5 hours - 4 lecture, 1 lab

273

136

3000 1500

5 hours - 3 lecture, 2 lab

205

273

2250

3000

5 hours - 2 lecture, 3 lab

136

409

1500 4500

5 hours - 1 lecture, 4 lab

68

545

750

6000

5 hours - 5 lab only

0

682

0 7500

MOD 2 (10 Weeks) Minutes of Instruction

Credit Hours

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

  Total Per Week Total Per Term

1 hour - lecture only

75

0

750

0

1 hour - lab only

0

150

0 1500

2 hours - 1 lecture, 1 lab

75

150

750

1500

2 hours - lecture only

150

0

1500

0

2 hours - lab only

0

300

0

3000

3 hours - lecture only

225

0

2250 0

3 hours - 2 lecture, 1 lab

150

150

1500

1500

3 hours - 1 lecture, 2 lab

75

300

750

3000

3 hours - lab only

0

450

0

4500

4 hours - lecture only

300

0

3000 0

4 hours - 3 lecture, 1 lab

225

150

2250

1500

4 hours - 2 lecture, 2 lab

150

300

1500

3000

4 hours - 1 lecture, 3 lab

75

450

750

4500

4 hours, lab only

0

600

0 6000

5 hours - lecture only

375

0

3750

0

5 hours - 4 lecture, 1 lab

300

150

3000 1500

5 hours - 3 lecture, 2 lab

225

300

2250

3000

5 hours - 2 lecture, 3 lab

150

450

1500 4500

5 hours - 1 lecture, 4 lab

75

600

750

6000

5 hours - 5 lab only

0

750

0 750

Minutes of Instruction

Contact minutes and load factor (percent of the load attributed to each instructor) need to be designated to support the tracking of faculty workload. Each credit hour of a lecture-based course equates to 50 contact minutes. As an example, a three unit lecture course taught by two instructors who share the load equally would show both instructors having 75 contact minutes and 50.0000 load factor. In classes that utilize graduate assistants as part of the instruction, departments need to include these individuals in the contact minutes and load factor as they would regular faculty. It is imperative to record faculty work load as accurately as possible.

Contact minutes should only be entered for the time the course will truly be "in contact" which would apply to in person or online, synchronous courses. If the course is asynchronous or arranged, the field should be left blank.

One (1) hour of class time equates to 50 contact minutes. Courses longer than 50 minutes have an assumed break that requires minutes reflected accordingly. For example, for a night course to count as 150 contact minutes, it would need to meet from 5:00pm - 7:50pm as opposed to 5:00pm - 7:30pm.

Workshops

The Faculty Senate established the requirement that activity workshop be scheduled for 30 hours of contact time for each semester hour of credit (March 27, 1978). Indicate in the schedule whether a workshop is activity or lecture based. Lecture workshops require 16 classroom contact hours for every one hour of credit. Activity workshops require 30 classroom contact hours for every hour of credit.