Instructional Requirements

  

Office of the Registrar

Standard for Minimum Minutes of Instruction by Credit Hour and Type of Instruction

Minutes of Instruction*

Full-Semester Courses (15 Weeks)
 

Total Per Week

Total Per Term

Credit Hours

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

Lecture

Lab/Studio/Activity

1 hour - Lecture only

 50 0 750 0
1 hour - Lab only 0 100 0 1500
2 hours - 1 Lecture, 1 Lab 50 100 750 1500
2 hours - Lecture only 100 0 1500 0
2 hours - Lab only 0 200 0 3000
3 hours - Lecture only 150 0 2250 0
3 hours - 2 Lecture, 1 Lab 100 100 1500 1500
3 hours - 1 Lecture, 2 Lab 50 200 750 3000
3 hours - Lab only 0 300 0 4500
4 hours - Lecture only 200 0 3000 0
4 hours - 3 Lecture, 1 Lab 150 100 2250 1500
4 hours - 2 Lecture, 2 Lab 100 200 1500 3000
4 hours - 1 Lecture, 3 Lab 50 300 750 4500
4 hours - Lab only 0 400 0 6000
5 hours - Lecture only 250 0 3750 0
5 hours - 4 Lecture, 1 Lab 200 100 3000 1500
5 hours - 3 Lecture, 2 Lab 150 200 2250 3000
5 hours - 2 Lecture, 3 Lab 100 300 1500 4500
5 hours - 1 Lecture, 4 Lab 50 400 750 6000
5 hours - Lab only 0 500 0 7500
Half-Semester Courses
  Total Per Week Total Per Term
  Lecture Lab/Studio/Activity Lecture Lab/Studio/Activity
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 Academic Catalog.

Last Updated: 2011