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

Lecture OnlyLEC5007500
1Lab OnlyLAB010001500
Lecture OnlyLEC100015000
 Lab OnlyLAB020003000
 

1 hr lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB (Lecture/Lab)501007501500
Lecture OnlyLEC150022500
 Lab OnlyLAB030004500
 

2 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB10010015001500
 

1 hr lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB502007503000
4Lecture OnlyLEC200030000
 Lab OnlyLAB040006000
 

3 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB15010022501500
 

2 hrs lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB10020015003000
 

1 hr lecture,

3 hrs lab

LLB503007504500
5Lecture OnlyLEC250037500
 Lab OnlyLAB050007500
 

4 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB20010030001500
 

3 hrs lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB15020022503000
 

2 hrs lecture,

3 hrs lab

LLB10030015004500
 

1 hr lecture,

4 hrs lab

LLB504007506000
* 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

1Lecture OnlyLEC10007500
 Lab OnlyLAB020001500
Lecture OnlyLEC200015000
 Lab OnlyLAB040003000
 

1 hr lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB

(Lecture/lab)

1002007501500
Lecture OnlyLEC300022500
 Lab OnlyLAB060004500
 

2 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB20020015001500
 

1 hr lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB1004007503000
4Lecture OnlyLEC400030000
 Lab OnlyLAB080006000
 

3 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB30020022501500
 

2 hrs lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB20040015003000
 

1 hr lecture,

3 hrs lab

LLB1006007504500
* 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

Lecture OnlyLEC18807500
 Lab OnlyLAB037501500
2Lecture OnlyLEC375015000
 Lab Only LAB075003000
 

1 hr lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB

(Lecture/Lab)

1883757501500
Lecture OnlyLEC563022500
 Lab OnlyLAB0223604500
 

2 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB37537515001500
 

1 hr lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB1887507503000
Lecture OnlyLEC750030000
 Lab OnlyLAB0150006000
 

3 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB56337522501500
 

2 hrs lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB37575015003000
 

1 hr lecture,

3 hrs lab

LLB18811257504500
Summer Courses (6 Weeks)
   

Total Per Week


Total Per Term

Credit Hours

 Component

Lecture

Lab/Studio/

Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/

Activity

1Lecture OnlyLEC12507500
 Lab OnlyLAB025001500
2Lecture OnlyLEC250015000
 Lab OnlyLAB050003000
 

1 hr lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB

(Lecture/Lab)

1252507501500
Lecture OnlyLEC375022500
 Lab OnlyLAB075004500
 

2 hrs lecture, 

1 hr lab

LLB25025015001500
 

1 hr lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB1255007503000
Lecture OnlyLEC500030000
 Lab OnlyLAB0100006000
 

3 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB37525022501500
 

2 hrs lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB25050015003000
 

1 hr lecture,

3 hrs lab

LLB1257507504500
Summer Courses (8 Weeks)
   

Total Per Week


Total Per Term

Credit Hours

 Component

Lecture

Lab/Studio/

Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/

Activity

1Lecture OnlyLEC9407500
 Lab OnlyLAB018801500
2Lecture OnlyLEC188015000
 Lab OnlyLAB037503000
 

1 hr lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB

(Lecture/Lab)

941887501500
3Lecture OnlyLEC281022500
 Lab OnlyLAB056304500
 

2 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB18818815001500
 

1 hr lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB943757503000
Lecture OnlyLEC375030000
 Lab OnlyLAB075006000
 

3 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB28118822501500
 

2 hrs lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB18837515003000
 

1 hr lecture,

3 hrs lab

LLB945637504500
Summer Courses (12 Weeks)
   

Total Per Week


Total Per Term

Credit Hours

 Component

Lecture

Lab/Studio/

Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/

Activity

Lecture OnlyLEC6307500
 Lab OnlyLAB012501500
Lecture OnlyLEC125015000
 Lab OnlyLAB025003000
 

1 hr lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB

(Lecture/Lab)

631257501500
Lecture OnlyLEC188022500
 Lab OnlyLAB037504500
 

2 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB12512515001500
 

1 hr lecture, 

2 hrs lab

LLB632507503000
4Lecture OnlyLEC250030000
 Lab OnlyLAB050006000
 

3 hrs lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB18812522501500
 

2 hrs lecture,

2 hrs lab

LLB12525015003000
 

1 hr lecture,

3 hrs lab

LLB633757504500
5Lecture OnlyLEC313037500
 Lab OnlyLAB062507500
 

4 hr lecture,

1 hr lab

LLB25012530001500
 

3 hr lecture, 

2 hrs lab

LLB18825022503000
 

2 hrs lecture,

3 hrs lab

LLB12537515004500
 

1 hr lecture,

4 hrs lab

LLB635007506000
Clinical Courses

 

   

Per Week


Per Term

Credit HoursComponentLectureClinicalTotalLectureClinicalTotal
1Clinical OnlyCLN0150150022502250
2Clinical OnlyCLN0300300045004500
 

1 hr lecture,

1 hr clinical

LCN5015020075022503000
3Clinical OnlyCLN0450450067506750
 2 hrs lecture, 1 hr clinicalLCN100150250150022503750
 1 hr lecture, 2 hrs clinicalLCN5030035075045005250
4Clinical OnlyCLN0600600090009000
 3 hrs lecture, 1 hr clinicalLCN 150150300225022504500
 2 hrs lecture, 2 hrs clinical LCN100300400150045006000
 

1 hr lecture,

3 hrs clinical 

LCN5045050075067507500
5Clinical OnlyCLN075075001125011250
 

4 hrs lecture,

1 hr clinical

LCN200150350300022505250
 

3 hrs lecture,

2 hrs clinical

LCN150300450225045006750
 

2 hrs lecture,

3 hrs clinical

LCN100450550150067508250
 

1 hr lecture, 

4 hrs clinical

LCN5060065075090009750
6Clinical OnlyCLN090090001350013500
 

5 hrs lecture,

1 hr clinical

LCN250150400375022506000
 

4 hrs lecture,

2 hrs clinical

LCN200300500300045007500
 

3 hrs lecture,

3 hrs clinical

LCN150450600225067509000
 

2 hrs lecture,

4 hrs clinical

LCN1006007001500900010500
 

1 hr lecture,

5 hrs clinical

LCN507508007501125012000
Clinical OnlyCLN01050105001575015750
 

6 hrs lecture,

1 hr clinical

LCN300150450450022506750
 

5 hrs lecture,

2 hrs clinical

LCN250300550375045008250
 

4 hrs lecture,

3 hrs clinical

LCN200450650300067509750
 

3 hrs lecture,

4 hrs clinical

LCN1506007502250900011250
 

2 hrs lecture,

5 hrs clinical

LCN10075085015001125012750
 

1 hr lecture, 

6 hrs clinical

LCN509009507501350014250
8Clinical OnlyCLN01200120001800018000
 

7 hrs lecture,

1 hr clinical

LCN350150500525022507500
 

6 hrs lecture,

2 hrs clinical

LCN300300600450045009000
 

5 hrs lecture,

3 hrs clinical

LCN2504507003750675010500
 

4 hrs lecture,

4 hrs clinical

LCN2006008003000900012000
 

3 hrs lecture,

5 hrs clinical

LCN15075090022501125013500
 

2 hrs lecture,

6 hrs clinical

LCN100900100015001350015000
 

1 hr lecture,

7 hrs clinical

LCN50105011007501575016500
Workshops

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.