Variable Credit Courses-Credit Hour Policy
The policy described in this section applies to the following courses:
- CHEM 487-Internship,
- CHEM 495-Independent Study, and
- CHEM 498-Research
The learning experiences related to the above courses will follow the model of requiring the student to
- (Internship) work at the internship’s external site, under the supervision of an approved contact person, or
- (Independent Study) devote focused study with a faculty member, or
- (Research) conduct comprehensive research with a faculty member,
for 3 hours per week, for 15 weeks during the typical semester, to earn one academic credit hour. This translates to an estimated 45 hours of experiential learning per semester for one academic credit hour.
Number of credits registered by the student
|
Fall or Spring Semester
|
Summer Session
|
Devoted hours per week
|
Total hours for the semester
(15 weeks)
|
Devoted hours per week
|
Total hours for summer session
(10 weeks)
|
1
|
3
|
45
|
4.5
|
45
|
2
|
6
|
90
|
9
|
90
|
3
|
9
|
135
|
13.5
|
135
|
4
|
12
|
180
|
18
|
180
|
5
|
15
|
225
|
22.5
|
225
|
6
|
18
|
270
|
27
|
270
|
The main office will be responsible for retaining the appropriate documentation that corroborates fulfillment of the hour requirements. Students may not be allowed to register for more than 6 credits per academic term.
Approved 5/3/2017 by the Department of Chemistry