Course Credits
The semester hour credit for each course is listed in the course description of this catalog.
Each semester hour of credit given for a course is based on one academic hour (50 minutes) of formalized, structured instructional time per week for 15 weeks. This totals 750 minutes of instruction. In addition, each course requires an examination/ evaluation period. Courses may consist of lectures, out-of-class study, online study, laboratory and/or shop study, or combinations thereof, with credit awarded as follows:
- Lecture: One academic hour of lecture (including lecture, seminar, discussion or other similar activities) per week for 15 weeks, plus the examination/evaluation period equals one collegiate semester-hour credit.
- Laboratory: Two to five academic hours (depending on the discipline) of laboratory, clinical training, supervised work experience, coordinated internship, or other similar activities per week for 15 weeks, plus the examination/evaluation period equals one collegiate semester-hour credit.
Course Numbering
Courses numbered less than 100 are not applicable toward associate degree programs. Some developmental courses, with the approval of the Chief Academic Officer (or designee), may provide credit applicable to certificate programs. These courses may not qualify for federal financial aid.
Courses numbered 100 through 299 are freshman and sophomore courses typically applicable toward associate degree and certificate programs.
The following course numbers apply to multiple course disciplines. The titles and descriptions are generally applicable for such use.
- 90, 190, 290: Coordinated Internship (discipline): Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours per week.1-5 credit hours.
- 93, 193, 293: Studies In (discipline): Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course’s viability as a permanent offering. Variable hours per week.1-5 credit hours.
- 95, 195, 295: Topics In (discipline): Provides an opportunity to explore topic areas of an evolving nature or of short-term importance in the discipline. Variable hours per week.1-5 credit hours.
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