The unit of credit at the University is the credit hour. As defined by regulations of the New York State Education Department, one credit hour is earned by a minimum of 15 instructional hours (of 50 minutes, i.e. 12.5 clock hours), together with 30 hours of supplementary assignments (i.e. out-of-class work, homework of 25 clock hours). Thus, a standard three-credit class (e.g. a lecture or seminar) must provide a minimum of 45 hours (37.5 clock hours) of instruction together with 90 hours (75 clock hours) of supplementary assignments. For a three-credit class taught in traditional mode (in-person, in the classroom, face-to-face), this amount of instruction would most commonly be offered as 150 minutes of class meeting time per week over a 15 week semester (14 weeks of classes plus one final exam week), e.g. three 50 minute sessions per week, two 75 minute sessions per week, or one 150 minute session per week. For semesters of lengths other than 15 weeks (e.g. January intersession of 3 weeks, summer semesters of 5 weeks, or “cycles” of 8 weeks offered by the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences and the School of Business), the duration of each class meeting is adjusted accordingly to give the same total instructional time. Departments may require more instructional time than specified here, but cannot require less. When pedagogically appropriate, instructors can provide non-classroom instruction (e.g. online) to supplement in-person classroom teaching, as described separately in Adelphi’s “Guidelines on Non-Classroom Instruction”. Credit for non-classroom-based types of classes including laboratories, studios, performances, research and independent studies may be adjusted from this common correspondence of a minimum of 12.5 clock hours of instructional time and 25 clock hours of supplementary assignments to one credit hour, based on different expectations for the amount of supplementary assignments, in accordance with common practice in higher education. For example, in laboratory classes where less time is required for out-of-class supplementary assignments, a minimum of 37.5 clock hours of in-class instruction is awarded one credit. In classes such as independent study, research,and directed readings, in which students are engaged in independent projects that require additional out-of-class work and are guided by regular instructor feedback, the credit awarded for supervised individual activity will be awarded with a correspondence of one credit per 45 hours of student activity, again in accordance with common practice in higher education. Credit awarded for classes such as internships, clinical or field work, and student teaching, where the primary learning activity is experiential, must comply with the standards of the relevant professional accrediting organization and with common practice in higher education. Specifically: 1. Field work in Education requires a minimum of 25 clock hours per credit. 2. Clinical experiences in Nursing and student teaching both require a minimum of 45 clock hours per credit. 3. Clinical experience in the Speech-Language Pathology program and field work in Social Work both require a minimum of 50 clock hours per credit. 4. Internship courses require 50 hours of work in an internship per credit hour. Again, departments may require more instructional or experiential time than specified here, but cannot require less. Blended and online courses in which more than 30% of the total instruction is provided online shall be assigned credit based on the credit assigned to traditional courses of comparable rigor, content and time requirements. Evidence used to establish comparability of time requirements, content and level of rigor of courses may include syllabi, learning goals, curricular units covered, assignments and faculty interaction with students. Credit assignment for blended and online courses will be evaluated as part of the normal new course and course changes approval process by faculty academic affairs committees and the provost’s office, with final approval for courses that are part of new programs given by the New York State Education Department.
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 0026
- Source
- catalog.adelphi.edu