Policy 3B.6 Definition of Credit Hour

A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement.

It is defined as one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out of class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or at least an equivalent amount of work for other academic activities as established by the college including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.

Student Credit hours and contact hours presented within this policy are a representative of student workloads to achieve desired learning outcomes and are not necessarily representative of workload or pay provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Minnesota State and Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF). All provisions regarding workload and pay for faculty based upon credits or contact hours are defined by the collective bargaining agreement and not this policy.

The following departments define a lab credit hour and a clinical or internship credit hour as outlined in the table below:

CR: Credit Hour CH: Contact Hour   LEC: Lecture    LAB: Lab

Science Departments

 

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History: 

05.2013 Adopted

07.2017 Technical changes, MnSCU to Minnesota State