Credits

Semester credit hours (“credits”) are the numerical values assigned to hours of academic work, according to the amount of time required for lecture or laboratory. One credit is equivalent to 50 minutes of class (lecture, discussion) and two hours of outside preparation per week for one semester.

Typically, two to four hours of laboratory work is assigned one credit hour, depending on the amount of outside work.

Independent courses vary in credit according to the nature of the work involved.