How are course credit hours determined?
• Credit hours may be any number from zero on up; however, in determining the credit hours assigned, the department, school, college and council on academic affairs should use as a guide the following suggested standards: • One credit hour shall be assigned for each three hours per week of the average student’s time, including class hours, required to earn the average grade of “C” in this course. • One credit hour shall be assigned for each two consecutive hours of practical or experimental work per week in any department or school. • One credit hour shall be assigned for each three hours of laboratory work per week, when no additional outside work is required. When outside work is required, then the standard in the first bullet of this rule shall be applied. • In determining the hours per week required by the course or work, the council on academic affairs may, in appropriate cases, consider the average weekly hours spent during a quarter, semester, or session on the course or work. I
