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Clock hours: “the total number of actual hours per week a student spends attending class or other instructional activities” (DHS). This is the total for all of the activities for the course.
Credit hours: “the number of credits a student receives for enrolling in (and successfully completing) a given course” (DHS).
Key policies
Per 1 clock credit hour, Boise State requires at least “15 Clock Hours of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of 30 Clock Hours of out-of-class student work” or its equivalent (Policy 4080). That makes 45 hours total per credit.
Boise State’s clock hours are 50-60 minutes (Policy 4080). This creates a range from 37.5 to 45 clock hours per credit hour:
50 min. x 45 = 2250 min. = 37.5 clock hours per credit hour
60 min. x 45 = 2700 min. = 45 clock hours per credit hour
1 credit course: 37.5 - 45 clock hours
2 credit course: 75 - 90 clock hours
3 credit course: 112.5 - 135 clock hours
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