Contact and Credit Hours

Course Credit Hours            1            2            3            4            5
Fall or Spring Semester                   (14 weeks) 
Required Minutes7001400210028003500
1 meeting per week50100150200250
2 meetings per week5075100125
3 meetings per week5066.783.3
4 meetings per week5062.5
5 meetings per week50
Summer – 3 week session
Required Minutes7001400210028003500
1 meeting per week233.3466.7700933.31166.7
2 meetings per week116.7233.3350466.7583.3
3 meetings per week77.8155.6233.3311.1388.9
4 meetings per week58.3116.7175233.3291.7
5 meetings per week93.3140186.7233.3
Summer – 4 week session
Required Minutes7001400210028003500
1 meeting per week175350525700875
2 meetings per week87.5175262.5350437
3 meetings per week58.3116.7175233.3291.7
4 meetings per week87.5131.3175218.8
5 meetings per week70105140175
Summer 1 & Summer 2 (6 weeks each)
Required Minutes7001400210028003500
1 meeting per week116.7233.3350466.7583.3
2 meetings per week58.3116.7175233.3291.7
3 meetings per week77.8116.7155.6194.4
4 meetings per week58.387.5116.7145.8
5 meetings per week7093.3116.7
Standard Contact hours:  50 minutes, per credit hour, per week (14) 700 minutes for each credit hour earned

Online Course Guidelines

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Credit Hour Definition

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