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
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.