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Online courses should have the same number of contact hours per student credit hour as those offered in other modalities. The student credit hour is an amount of work that is represented in the intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalence that is reasonably no less than:

  1. One hour of face-to-face or face-to-face teaching (defined as a nominal 50-minute class hour) and at least two hours of extra-curricular student work per week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester credit hour or the equivalent amount of work over another period; or
  2. At least a corresponding amount of work in accordance with paragraph (1) of this definition for other scientific activities specified by the institution, including laboratory work, internships, internships, studio work and other scientific work that lead to the award of credit hours. The level of credit awarded for such other academic activities is given in UAM 6.081.

This definition applies in any case in which student credits are awarded regardless of whether the teaching is given face-to-face, online, remote, hybrid, or otherwise.

For the typical three credit class, a student is expected to have classroom experience of 150 minutes x 15 weeks = 2250 minutes. This means the student should spend the same amount of time in their online classroom participating in discussion forums, taking quizzes / exams, watching videos or PowerPoint slides, reading information from linked websites, reviewing lectures from instructors, or other things that keep the student busy in the online classroom. Recommended calculations for the time per online activity can be found in the attached table [see following page]. Homework time at the University of Nevada, Reno should be approximately two hours per class for each class. Tasks that complete homework time include reading the course text, doing formal writing / research, answering questions about reading texts, doing research, studying for exams, and other extra-curricular course requirements.

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