Minimum Minutes of Instruction

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 p.m. - 7:50 p.m. as opposed to 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Fall/Spring Full-Semester Courses (15 Weeks)

			Total Per Week		Total Per Term
Credit Hours		Component	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity
1	Lecture Only	LEC	50	0	750	0
1	Lab Only	LAB	0	100	0	1500
2	Lecture Only	LEC	100	0	1500	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	200	0	3000
	1 hr lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB (Lecture/Lab)	50	100	750	1500
3	Lecture Only	LEC	150	0	2250	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	300	0	4500
	2 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	100	100	1500	1500
	1 hr lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	50	200	750	3000
4	Lecture Only	LEC	200	0	3000	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	400	0	6000
	3 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	150	100	2250	1500
	2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	100	200	1500	3000
	1 hr lecture, 3 hrs lab	LLB	50	300	750	4500
5	Lecture Only	LEC	250	0	3750	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	500	0	7500
	4 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	200	100	3000	1500
	3 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	150	200	2250	3000
	2 hrs lecture, 3 hrs lab	LLB	100	300	1500	4500
	1 hr lecture, 4 hrs lab	LLB	50	400	750	6000
* Refer to Course Credit Expectation Policy in the University Catalog*

Half Semester Courses (7.5 Weeks)

			Total Per Week		Total Per Term
Credit Hours		Component	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity
1	Lecture Only	LEC	100	0	750	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	200	0	1500
2	Lecture Only	LEC	200	0	1500	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	400	0	3000
	1 hr lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB (Lecture/lab)	100	200	750	1500
3	Lecture Only	LEC	300	0	2250	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	600	0	4500
	2 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	200	200	1500	1500
	1 hr lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	100	400	750	3000
4	Lecture Only	LEC	400	0	3000	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	800	0	6000
	3 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	300	200	2250	1500
	2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	200	400	1500	3000
	1 hr lecture, 3 hrs lab	LLB	100	600	750	4500
* Refer to Course Credit Expectation Policy in the University Catalog*

Summer Courses (4 Weeks)

			Total Per Week		Total Per Term
Credit Hours		Component	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity
1	Lecture Only	LEC	188	0	750	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	375	0	1500
2	Lecture Only	LEC	375	0	1500	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	750	0	3000
	1 hr lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB (Lecture/Lab)	188	375	750	1500
3	Lecture Only	LEC	563	0	2250	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	2236	0	4500
	2 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	375	375	1500	1500
	1 hr lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	188	750	750	3000
4	Lecture Only	LEC	750	0	3000	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	1500	0	6000
	3 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	563	375	2250	1500
	2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	375	750	1500	3000
	1 hr lecture, 3 hrs lab	LLB	188	1125	750	4500

Summer Courses (6 Weeks)

			Total Per Week		Total Per Term
Credit Hours		Component	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity
1	Lecture Only	LEC	125	0	750	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	250	0	1500
2	Lecture Only	LEC	250	0	1500	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	500	0	3000
	1 hr lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB (Lecture/Lab)	125	250	750	1500
3	Lecture Only	LEC	375	0	2250	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	750	0	4500
	2 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	250	250	1500	1500
	1 hr lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	125	500	750	3000
4	Lecture Only	LEC	500	0	3000	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	1000	0	6000
	3 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	375	250	2250	1500
	2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	250	500	1500	3000
	1 hr lecture, 3 hrs lab	LLB	125	750	750	4500

Summer Courses (8 Weeks)

			Total Per Week		Total Per Term
Credit Hours		Component	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity
1	Lecture Only	LEC	94	0	750	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	188	0	1500
2	Lecture Only	LEC	188	0	1500	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	375	0	3000
	1 hr lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB (Lecture/Lab)	94	188	750	1500
3	Lecture Only	LEC	281	0	2250	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	563	0	4500
	2 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	188	188	1500	1500
	1 hr lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	94	375	750	3000
4	Lecture Only	LEC	375	0	3000	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	750	0	6000
	3 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	281	188	2250	1500
	2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	188	375	1500	3000
	1 hr lecture, 3 hrs lab	LLB	94	563	750	4500

Summer Courses (12 Weeks)

			Total Per Week		Total Per Term
Credit Hours		Component	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity	Lecture	Lab/Studio/ Activity
1	Lecture Only	LEC	63	0	750	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	125	0	1500
2	Lecture Only	LEC	125	0	1500	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	250	0	3000
	1 hr lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB (Lecture/Lab)	63	125	750	1500
3	Lecture Only	LEC	188	0	2250	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	375	0	4500
	2 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	125	125	1500	1500
	1 hr lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	63	250	750	3000
4	Lecture Only	LEC	250	0	3000	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	500	0	6000
	3 hrs lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	188	125	2250	1500
	2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	125	250	1500	3000
	1 hr lecture, 3 hrs lab	LLB	63	375	750	4500
5	Lecture Only	LEC	313	0	3750	0
	Lab Only	LAB	0	625	0	7500
	4 hr lecture, 1 hr lab	LLB	250	125	3000	1500
	3 hr lecture, 2 hrs lab	LLB	188	250	2250	3000
	2 hrs lecture, 3 hrs lab	LLB	125	375	1500	4500
	1 hr lecture, 4 hrs lab	LLB	63	500	750	6000

Clinical Courses

			Per Week			Per Term
Credit Hours		Component	Lecture	Clinical	Total	Lecture	Clinical	Total
1	Clinical Only	CLN	0	150	150	0	2250	2250
2	Clinical Only	CLN	0	300	300	0	4500	4500
	1 hr lecture, 1 hr clinical	LCN	50	150	200	750	2250	3000
3	Clinical Only	CLN	0	450	450	0	6750	6750
	2 hrs lecture, 1 hr clinical	LCN	100	150	250	1500	2250	3750
	1 hr lecture, 2 hrs clinical	LCN	50	300	350	750	4500	5250
4	Clinical Only	CLN	0	600	600	0	9000	9000
	3 hrs lecture, 1 hr clinical	LCN	150	150	300	2250	2250	4500
	2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs clinical	LCN	100	300	400	1500	4500	6000
	1 hr lecture, 3 hrs clinical	LCN	50	450	500	750	6750	7500
5	Clinical Only	CLN	0	750	750	0	11250	11250
	4 hrs lecture, 1 hr clinical	LCN	200	150	350	3000	2250	5250
	3 hrs lecture, 2 hrs clinical	LCN	150	300	450	2250	4500	6750
	2 hrs lecture, 3 hrs clinical	LCN	100	450	550	1500	6750	8250
	1 hr lecture, 4 hrs clinical	LCN	50	600	650	750	9000	9750
6	Clinical Only	CLN	0	900	900	0	13500	13500
	5 hrs lecture, 1 hr clinical	LCN	250	150	400	3750	2250	6000
	4 hrs lecture, 2 hrs clinical	LCN	200	300	500	3000	4500	7500
	3 hrs lecture, 3 hrs clinical	LCN	150	450	600	2250	6750	9000
	2 hrs lecture, 4 hrs clinical	LCN	100	600	700	1500	9000	10500
	1 hr lecture, 5 hrs clinical	LCN	50	750	800	750	11250	12000
7	Clinical Only	CLN	0	1050	1050	0	15750	15750
	6 hrs lecture, 1 hr clinical	LCN	300	150	450	4500	2250	6750
	5 hrs lecture, 2 hrs clinical	LCN	250	300	550	3750	4500	8250
	4 hrs lecture, 3 hrs clinical	LCN	200	450	650	3000	6750	9750
	3 hrs lecture, 4 hrs clinical	LCN	150	600	750	2250	9000	11250
	2 hrs lecture, 5 hrs clinical	LCN	100	750	850	1500	11250	12750
	1 hr lecture, 6 hrs clinical	LCN	50	900	950	750	13500	14250
8	Clinical Only	CLN	0	1200	1200	0	18000	18000
	7 hrs lecture, 1 hr clinical	LCN	350	150	500	5250	2250	7500
	6 hrs lecture, 2 hrs clinical	LCN	300	300	600	4500	4500	9000
	5 hrs lecture, 3 hrs clinical	LCN	250	450	700	3750	6750	10500
	4 hrs lecture, 4 hrs clinical	LCN	200	600	800	3000	9000	12000
	3 hrs lecture, 5 hrs clinical	LCN	150	750	900	2250	11250	13500
	2 hrs lecture, 6 hrs clinical	LCN	100	900	1000	1500	13500	15000
	1 hr lecture, 7 hrs clinical	LCN	50	1050	1100	750	15750	16500

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.