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Assignment of Credit Hours Policy
How Arkansas Baptist College assigns and awards credit hours.
Arkansas Baptist College's assignment and award of credit hours conform to widely accepted practices in higher education. A credit hour is an institutionally established equivalency that “assigns a unit of measure that gives value to the level of instruction, academic rigor, and time requirements for a course taken at an educational institution.” Arkansas Baptist College observes the following minimum time requirements for courses:
Calculations for an 8-week course:
| Credit Hours | Minimum Assigned Instructional Minutes per class session | Direct Instruction Hours | Student Work Hours | Total Course Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 minutes | 15 | 30 | 45/8 weeks |
| 2 | 100 minutes | 30 | 60 | 90/8 weeks |
| 3 | 150 minutes | 45 | 90 | 135/8 weeks |
| 4 | 200 minutes | 60 | 120 | 180/8 weeks |
| 5 | 250 minutes | 75 | 150 | 225/8 weeks |
| 6 | 300 minutes | 105 | 180 | 270/8 weeks |
Calculations for a 16-week course:
| Credit Hours | Minimum Assigned Instructional Minutes per class session | Direct Instruction Hours | Student Work Hours | Total Course Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 minutes | 15 | 30 | 45/8 weeks |
| 2 | 100 minutes | 30 | 60 | 90/8 weeks |
| 3 | 150 minutes | 45 | 90 | 135/8 weeks |
| 4 | 200 minutes | 60 | 120 | 180/8 weeks |
| 5 | 250 minutes | 75 | 150 | 225/8 weeks |
| 6 | 300 minutes | 105 | 180 | 270/8 weeks |