The credit hour is a measure of the amount of required work established by federal regulations to determine equivalency among accredited institutions of higher learning. It is represented in terms of the number of hours in the classroom or direct faculty instruction, as well as the minimum number of hours of out-of-class work needed for students to achieve the learning outcomes identified for a course.The online environment includes listening to or viewing online presentations, participating in the related group discussion forums, developing the longer posts for the week, plus out-of-class student work for each week of the quarter, for a 1:3 ratio between classroom and out of class student work.Out-of-class work includes doing the required reading, conducting research for residential or online presentations, completing the final writing assignment for the course, etc. This practice is consistent with Master’s and Doctoral-level expectations and fulfills the educational objectives recognized throughout the institution.
Credit Hour Policy
2026-27 Academic Catalog