Credit Hours and Time Across Terms
KSU policy on credit hours: “KSU’s policy defines a credit hour as one hour (50 minutes) of
classroom or direct faculty instruction and one hour and 40 minutes of out-of-class
student work each week for 15 weeks in a semester [4]. This equates to a minimum of
750 minutes of class and 1,500 minutes of out-of-class academic engagement per semester
credit hour. An equivalent amount of work is required in educational activities that
are out of the classroom or do not include direct faculty instruction and equates
to a minimum of three hours of student engagement per week, per semester credit hour
or a minimum of 2,250 minutes. These equivalencies are provided for use in online
and hybrid courses. This policy is published in the academic policies section of
the undergraduate and graduate catalogs and covers all courses regardless of type
of course, term length, or delivery mode.”
Thus, for a typical 3 credit hour class, there needs to be 2250 minutes (37 hrs &
30mins) of instructional time and 4500 minutes (75 hrs) of out-of-class time.
Hours per Week for a 3-Credit Hour Course:
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TermsInstructional TimeOut-of-Class TimeTotal Hrs Per Week
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15-weeks2 hrs & 30 mins5 hrs7 hrs & 30 mins
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8-weeks4 hrs & 41 mins9 hrs & 23 mins14 hrs & 14 mins
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7-weeks5 hrs & 21 mins10 hrs & 43 mins16 hrs & 4 mins
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4-weeks9 hrs & 23 mins18 hrs & 45 mins28 hrs & 8 mins
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2-weeks18 hrs & 45 mins37 hrs & 30 mins56 hrs & 15 mins