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In face-to-face instruction
a credit hour typically represents the amount of time spent
"in class" each week for a traditional course.
For example, a one-credit-hour class would involve one hour of time
spent in class plus two hours of out-of-class study time each week.
Distance education
courses are very different as there typically is no set
class time. However, a distance education course does require as
much, if not more, effort than a traditional face-to-face course.
The following chart, indicating
the number of credit hours of a course and the number of weeks a
course lasts, represents the typical hours of studying and
class work a distance education student should expect to dedicate
each week for a course. For example, a three-credit distance
education course which last for 12 weeks would require 11 hours
each week studying and preparing for the course. If that same course
lasted only four weeks (one-third of the time) it would require
34 hours worth of effort each week to successfully complete the
course.
| Weeks
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Number
of Credit Hours |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
| 1 |
45 |
90 |
135 |
180 |
225 |
270 |
405 |
540 |
| 4 |
11 |
23 |
34 |
45 |
56 |
68 |
101 |
135 |
| 8 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
23 |
28 |
34 |
51 |
68 |
| 12 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
19 |
23 |
34 |
45 |
| 15 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
18 |
27 |
36 |
Note:
The EUC does not recommend a study situation that falls
within the dark gray-shaded area.
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