Credit hours equate to the amount of instruction time assigned to a class. The amount of time allotted per credit varies for theory, lab, and clinical courses. (See the table below). The total instructional hours for a course are distributed across the semester or session. In addition to instruction time, students should anticipate spending a minimum of two hours per credit hour per week (assuming a 15-week semester) in out-of-classroom preparation and study.
Courses are reported in credits according to the following values:
- Classroom: 1 credit = 15 hours
- Lab: 1 credit = 45 hours
- Clinical: 1 credit = 200 hours