Lecture Contact Hours
The number of contact hours required in summer is in accordance with General Catalog regulation D-1 where students are expected to engage in 45 hours of scholarly activity per credit hour. This scholarly activity is defined as class lecture, group activity directed by the instructor, and/or fieldwork. To assist with course planning, refer to the following table for the number of contact hours required per day for various session lengths:
Lecture Contact Hours
| Time Period |
1 Credit | 2 Credits | 3 Credits | 4 Credits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Day | 4 Day | 5 Day | 4 Day | 5 Day | 4 Day | 5 Day | 4 Day | |
| 3 weeks | 1 hr | 1 hr 15 min |
2 hrs | 2 hrs 30 min |
3 hrs | 3 hrs 45 min |
xxx | xxx |
| 4 weeks | 45 min | 1 hr | 1 hr 30 min |
2 hrs | 2 hrs 15 min |
3 hrs | xxx | xxx |
| 5 weeks | 40 min | 45 min | 1 hr 20 min |
1 hr 30 min |
2 hrs | 2 hrs 15 min |
2 hrs 40 min |
3 hr |
| 6 weeks | 30 min | 40 min | 1 hr | 1 hr 20 min |
1 hr 30 min |
2 hrs | 2 hrs | 2 hrs 40 min |
| 7 weeks | 25 min | 35 min | 50 min | 1 hr 10 min |
1 hr 15 min |
1 hr 45 min |
1 hr 40 min |
2 hrs 20 min |
| 8 weeks | 25 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1 hr 10 min |
1 hr 30 min |
1 hr 35 min |
2 hr |
*Actual class contact time in hours and minutes generally includes a 10-minute break per class hour.
