What is a Credit-Hour?

The Elmira College credit unit is the credit-hour, which is equivalent to the semester hour at other colleges. Earning one credit requires at least 750 minutes of instruction and another 1,800 minutes of supplementary assignments.

Distance Education Policy on Attendance and Participation

Elmira College believes that attendance and class participation are essential to student success. It also recognizes that student attendance impacts the use and/or need to return federal funds. Elmira College abides by the recommendations in the Federal Student Aid Handbook with regard to student attendance in distance education courses.

The Federal Student Aid Handbook indicates that acceptable measures for student attendance in distance education courses are:

  • Student submission of academic assignment(s)
  • Student submission of an exam
  • Documented student participation in interactive tutorials or computer-assisted instruction
  • A posting by the student showing the student’s participation in an online study group that is assigned by the institution
  • A posting by the student in a discussion forum showing student participation in an online discussion about academic matters
  • An email from the student or other documentation showing that the student has initiated contact with an instructor to ask a question about an academic subject studied in the course

According to the Federal Student Aid Handbook documenting that a student has logged into the Course Management System (CMS) by itself is not sufficient to demonstrate academic attendance by the student. This measure does not satisfy institutional requirements for the use of Federal Student Aid.

Elmira College aims for student success. To that end, instructors in the distance education program are encouraged to include at least one academic-related activity each week to ensure course quality and compliance. Likewise, students are expected to provide proof of attendance as indicated above or their Federal Student Aid may be impacted.

Table Headers Key
  • CHA - Credit-Hours Awarded
  • MCM/WK - Minimum Contact Minutes Per Week
  • MIT - Minimum Instructional Time
  • MCSW/WK - Minimum out of Class Student Work Per Week
  • TICT - Total Instructional Contact Time
  • LF - Lecture Format
  • SA - Studio Art

Contact Minutes for 12-Week Courses

CHA

MCM/

WK

MIT for

12 Weeks

MCSW/

WK

MCSW/WK

for 12 Weeks

TICT
1 Credit LF6072015018002520
3 Credits LF180216045054007560
3 Credits SA190228047557007980
 

Contact Minutes for 6-Week Courses

CHA

MCM/

WK

MIT for

6 Weeks

MCSW/

WK

MCSW/WK

for 6 Weeks

TICT

1.5
Credits
LF

180108045027003780

3
Credits
LF

380228095057007980

6
Credits
LF

76045601900114015,960
 

Contact Hours for the Nursing Program

CourseCreditsTheory

Laboratory*

(Hours)

Clinical*

(Hours)

NSG 201033
NSG 251022 (72)
NSG 252033 (108)
NSG 311522 (72)
NSG 311031.51.5 (54)
NSG 311131.51.5 (54)
NSG 3112633 (108)
NSG 321033
NSG 390031.51.5 (54)
NSG 400931.51.5 (54)
NSG 401131.51.5 (54)
NSG 4120633 (108)
FEX 451066 (240)
Total4619.57 (252)19.5 (726)

* Laboratory and clinical hours have a credit to contact hour ratio of 1:3

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