Appendix A CREDITS AND PROGRAM   LENGTH AND CLOCK HOURS

PART ONE- Institutional Calendar (check all   that apply)

Standard Terms

1. A.     Semester/Trimester

X         14-17 weeks or equivalent/courses that extend the full term

X_____14-17 weeks composed of shorter terms for courses

                 _____2    8-week terms

_____4    4-week terms

    X          Other (explain)

Courses that are less than 3 semester hours attend courses either in 3 weeks or 7/8 week intervals.

 

Y              Summer-Y or N

15            Length of term in weeks

 Type of credit awarded:      X___Semester credits

                                             _____Quarter credits

                                               _____Other (explain)

B.     Quarters (N/A)

_____10-12 weeks or equivalent

 _____10-12 weeks composed of shorter non-standard terms

                _____2    5-week terms

_____      Other (explain)

 _____Summer- Y or N

 _____Length of term in weeks

                                Type of credit awarded:      _____Semester credits

                                                                                _____Quarter credits

                                                                                _____Other (explain)

NON-STANDARD TERMS (N/A)

_____Number of weeks per term (explain all options)

_____Number of terms per year

_____Summer- Y or N

 _____Length of term in weeks

                                Type of credit awarded:      _____Semester credits

                                                                                _____Quarter credits

                                                                                _____Other (explain)

 

PART TWO-Credit   Hour Assignments

 

A.        Term   Length and Type of Credit

Institutions that use multiple calendars across the institution may need to                         complete more than one section below.

Use Most Recent   Fall Semester Data		Column 1 Term Length: Number of weeks	Column 1 Type of Credit: Semester or Quarter   Hours
Semester/Trimester   Institutions	Standard Format: 14-17 week term	15	Semester Hours
	Compressed Formats: 4, 8 or other week   terms within the semester calendar (1)	N/A	N/A
Quarter   Institutions	Standard Format: 10-12 week term	N/A	N/A
	Compressed Formats: 4, 8 or other week   terms within the semester calendar
Non-Standard Term   Institutions	Terms One	N/A	N/A
	Term Two
	Term Three (1)
If an institution   offers a summer term that is different in length than the typical fall   semester, it should report summer term information in this section.  Miller College offers two summer sessions (Summer   I and Summer II). Summer I runs May 14, 2012-July 3, 2012, and Summer II runs   July 9-August 28, 2012 (See Summer Schedule 2012).  All courses must adhere to the College   Instructional Time requirements/Credit Hour Definition in the course   syllabus.

 

C.   Form for Reporting Format of Courses and Number of   Credits Awarded Fall 2011

Complete a separate form for each term length specified in Part 2A, Columns 1 and 2 above.

Term                                                             15 Length:_____________________________________________________________________________

# Credits Awarded	Instructional Time	1. FTF Courses	2. Mixed FTF Courses	3. Distance Courses	4. Corresp Courses	5. Independent/ Directed Study Courses	6. Evening/ Weekend Courses	7. Internships/ Practica Courses
1 Credit	# of courses	3
	# of meetings	3
	Length of each meeting	4 hrs.
1.5 Credits	# of courses	2
	# of meetings	8
	Length of each meeting	2 hrs. 30 min.
3 Credits	# of courses	50		16		7
	# of meetings	15		Assigned a minimum of 120 hours of   work.  This includes reading,   assignments, lecture, review and discussion boards.		Assigned a minimum of 120 hours of   work.  This includes reading and  assignments
	Length of each meeting	2 hrs. 30 min.
6 Credits	# of courses	1						2
	# of meetings	30						3
	Length of each meeting	2 hrs. 30 min.						2 hrs. 30 min.
10 Credits	# of courses	1						1 (Student Internship)
	# of meetings							15
	Length of each meeting							2 hrs.30 min
Institutions offering courses with six or   more credits awarded should list those courses in these spaces.  Identify the number of credits awarded in   the first column.  Add additional rows,   if needed.  In a separate attachment,   identify the course (s) and explain the reasoning behind the credit allocated   to those courses.

 

D.    Other Courses Not Reported Above

List below any other courses that were not included in the form in section B. Identify the course names and the number of credits allocated to them along with a brief description of how instruction takes places in these courses and how many hours of instruction are provided.  (Such courses might include travel or other courses that do not fit in the columns above because they have a different delivery format.)

PART THREE-Policy on Credit Hours

The institution has a policy for assigning credit:

__X___Yes                               _____No

The institution has policies regarding assignment of credit at the following levels (check all that apply):

__X__Institution-wide                             _____Delivery format specific

_____Department-specific                     _____Program-specific

PART FOUR-Total Credit Hour Generation

Provide the total number of credit hours generated by the institution in the most recent fall and spring terms:

2,726    Total Number of Credit Hours                 Fall 2011           (identify the term and year)

2,685.5 Total Number of Credit Hours                 Spring 2012      (identify the term and year)

In the form below, identify the percentage of total credit hours being generated by each of the delivery formats identified by the institution on the form in Section B. including a separate column for compressed format courses.

Course Formats
	FTF Courses	Mixed FTF	Distance Courses	Corresp Courses	Independent/ Directed Study Courses	Evening/ Weekend Courses	Internship/ Practica Courses	Compressed Format Courses
Credit Hours Generated	4105.5	72	1156		78

Provide the headcount of students earning more than 18 undergraduate or 15 graduate credits hours in the most recent fall and spring semesters/trimesters or the equivalent for quarters or non-standard term institutions.

0___Most Recent Fall Term                                2011     (identify the year)

 

4___Most Recent Spring Term                           2012     (identify the year)

Attachments:

 

Attach copies of all applicable policies related to the assignment of credit in .pdf format.

      Policy on Assigning Credit Hours (140 KB, PDF)            

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Attach a copy of the catalog or other document in .pdf format that contains course descriptions   and applicable credit hour requirements.

 

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Mark or highlight in the catalog any course that is provided by the institution in non-standard terms or compressed format.

N/A

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Attach the course schedule for the most recent completed fall and most recent completed spring terms with times and meeting dates for all classes at all locations and by delivery format.  If the course schedule is not available as a separate document, include a URL to access this information online.  If a password is required to access this information, include that password.

 2012SP Schedule  (18 KB, PDF),2012FA Schedule (16 KB, PDF)

 

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-Note that the team may ask for additional data to examine credit hour production by educational program and by course.  This data may include separate breakdowns for general education as well as by delivery format and by course academic unit (semester, quarter, etc.), by level, by location or by delivery format.