Credit Hour
The semester credit hour is a unit by which an institution measures its course work. The value of a semester credit hour can be determined by time, the educational experience, and outside preparation by the student.
The following constitutes the definition of a semester credit hour for various modes of instruction offered at UMHB:
- At least fifteen (15) contact hours, as well as, a minimum of thirty (30) hours of student homework is required for each semester credit hour.
- Laboratory courses, with little outside work, require a minimum of forty-five (45) contact hours. If moderate outside work is required, thirty (30) contact hours are required.
- Internships, clinical, and field experiences require a minimum of forty-five (45) clock hours for each semester credit hour.
- For online, hybrid, and other nontraditional modes of delivery, semester credit hours are assigned based on learning outcomes that are equivalent to those in a traditional course setting, forty-five (45) hours of work by a typical student for each semester hour of credit.
Syllabi for every course will contain the appropriate definition of a semester credit hour from the list above. Each course should then follow this definition.