Policy No.: 5052 Board Approved: November 12, 2010 Revised: April 23, 2019
Contact Hour to Academic Credit Policy
It is in the interest of students that the relationship between contact hours and academic credit be managed judiciously to conform to standards generally in place at most colleges and universities, and provide internal guidance for future curriculum development at HCC, therefore: 1) The ratio of contact hours to academic credit will, at a minimum, comply withstandards prescribed by the Code of Maryland. 2) Definitions of instructional methods with contact hour to credit ratios will be maintained by HCC’s academic administration with oversight by the Vice President of Academic Affairsand Student Services. 3) In the process of determining contact hour to academic credit ratios, criteria such asthe following will be taken into consideration: a) contact hour to credit ratios generally applied per instructional method by community colleges throughout Maryland in accordance with standards of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. b) cost both to students and to the institution to deliver a program and/or course 4) Contact hours and credits for all courses will be published as part of official HCC course descriptions.
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