Approved Meeting Times & Scheduling Guidelines

Standard Class Meeting Times

The 15 minute class break is to be split evenly between courses
for student/instructor entrance and egress (7 ½ min. each).

	Monday, Wednesday, Friday (as of Spring 2021)    *2 days (75-minute class) M/W or M/F or W/F **One day per week #As space permits	Tuesday,Thursday
Period 1	8:00 AM -  8:50 AM	8:00 AM -   9:15 AM
Period 1-2*/#	8:40 AM -  9:55 AM
Period 2	9:05 AM -  9:55 AM	9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Period 3	10:10 AM - 11:00 AM	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Period 4	11:15 AM - 12:05 PM	12:30 PM -  1:45 PM
Period 5	12:20 PM -  1:10 PM	2:00 PM -  3:15 PM
Period 6	1:25 PM -  2:15 PM	3:30 PM -  4:45 PM
Period 7	2:30 PM -  3:20 PM
Period 8	3:35 PM -  4:25 PM
Period 8*	3:35 PM -  4:50 PM    M / W
Period 9*	5:00 PM -  6:15 PM    M / W	5:00 PM -  6:15 PM
Period 10*	6:30 PM -  7:45 PM    M / W	6:30 PM -  7:45 PM
Period 9-10**	5:00 PM -  8:00 PM	5:00 PM -  8:00 PM
Period 11**	6:00 PM -  9:00 PM	6:00 PM -  9:00 PM

Summer Session Monday through Friday   3 credit hour course 4 credit hour course Period 1   8:00 AM - 9:30 AM   8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Period 2   9:45 AM - 11:15 AM   10:15 AM - 12:15 PM Period 3   11:30 AM - 1:00 PM   1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Period 4   1:15 PM - 2:45 PM   3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Period 5   3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Winter Session Monday through Friday   3 credit hour course 4 credit hour course Period 1   8:00 AM - 9:30 AM   8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Period 2   10:00 AM - 11:30 AM   10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Period 3   12:00PM - 1:30 PM   1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Period 4   2:00 PM - 3:30 PM   3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Period 5   4:00PM - 5:30 PM

By Units/Credit Hour Fall Spring Winter 5 Week Summer Session 7.5 Week Summer Session Hours to Meet 12 hrs for 1 credit 12 hrs for 1 credit 12 hrs for 1 credit 12 hrs for 1 credit 12 hrs for 1 credit   36 hrs for 3 credits 36 hrs for 3 credits 36 hrs for 3 credits 36 hrs for 3 credits 36 hrs for 3 credits   48 hrs for 4 credits 48 hrs for 4 credits 48 hrs for 4 credits 48 hrs for 4 credits 48 hrs for 4 credits Meeting Days MWF .50 minutes @  3 x per week .50 minutes @ 3 x per week       T/R .75 minutes @ 2 x per week .75 minutes @ 2 x per week

Calculating Units/ Credit Hours

This is most accurately calculated if required meeting hours are converted into minutes. A course must meet 12 hours/term for each credit (12 hours for a 1 credit course; 36 hours for a 3 credit course; 48 hours for a 4 credit course, etc.).

One 15-week laboratory credit hour represents 1 hour per week of lecture or discussion time plus 1-2 hours per week of scheduled supervised or independent laboratory work, and 2 hours of student preparation time.

One credit hour for 15 weeks of visual or performing arts studio, supervised student teaching, supervised clinical practicum/rounds, field work, independent study, etc. represents 3-4 hours per week of supervised and/or independent practice. This in turn represents between 45 and 60 hours of work per 15-week semester.

The following is an example of how to compute the meeting minutes/week required.

Examples:

3-credit course that wants to meet twice/week:
	36 hours x 60 minutes = 2,160 minutes. 2,160 minutes / 14 week term = 154.29 minutes per week 154.29 minutes / 2 days = 77.14 minutes The course must meet 75 minutes both days (77.14 is rounded to nearest 5 min. increment).
Courses with Labs: 4 credit course w/1-credit LAB must meet 6 hours/week:
	2 hours/week for each credit of LAB 4 hours/week of LEC, DIS and/or combination of both (if approved for both)
3 credit course w/1-credit LAB must meet 5 hours/week:
	2 hours/week for each credit of LAB 3 hours/week of LEC, DIS and/or combination of both (if approved for both)