介绍
Through this policy ACPHS affirms its use of the “credit hour” as the College’s basic institutional measure of instructional level and rigor. 学院进一步认可美国标准的学时定义.S. Department of Education (included below) upon which the details of this policy are based.
美国.S. Department of Education defines “credit hour” as “…an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:
- one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, 或者10到12个星期才能拿到一刻钟的学分, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or,
- at least an equivalent amount of work as required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution, 包括实验室工作, 实习, practica, 工作室工作, 以及其他可以获得学分的学术工作.”
校历
教务长负责准备学院的学历. Semesters are to be fifteen instructional weeks in length including fourteen weeks of scheduled course meetings and one week of final exams. The semester schedule is adjusted as necessary to ensure that there are an equal number of scheduled Mondays, 周二, 星期三, 周四, 和周五.
学分当量
ACPHS奖励如下所述的各种指令设置. 请注意，这代表了学院对每种设置的最低期望.
讲座、研讨会、复习课
One credit hour is awarded for the equivalent of fifteen 50-minute instructional sessions (12.5小时) that includes an expectation of two hours of outside study associated with each class session (30小时). Classes not giving final exams are expected to assign an out of class activity or final project to account for these hours.
实验室
相当于以下内容的实验课程可获得一个学分:
- fifteen 150-minute instructional sessions for which little or no preparation is expected (2250 total instructional minutes, 37.5小时)
- no fewer than twelve 150-minute sessions for which significant outside work (no less than one hour per session) is expected (1800 total instructional minutes, 30小时)
- other combinations of laboratory and outside work that reasonably approximates the above
组合讲座和实验课程
Credit hours for courses including both lecture and laboratory components are calculated using the appropriate combination of lecture and laboratory guidelines.
独立学习和本科研究经历
One credit is awarded for three hours of independent study work per week for fifteen weeks (45 hours). 同样的, one credit is awarded for three hours of research time per week for fifteen weeks (45 hours). Each of these is equivalent to fifteen 50-minutes lecture class sessions with two hours of outside work per session.
从实践经验中学习
Expectations regarding the definition of and the awarding of credit for experiential learning varies by discipline and program specific accrediting body. 在ACPHS, one credit hour is awarded for a minimum 40 hours of supervised academic activity in a professional setting. Expectations regarding required preparation outside of the supervised time varies by experience.
在线课程
It is expected that the learning outcomes for online courses are consistent with those of their conventional counterparts. The College abides by the requirements of the NYS Department of Education that “Time on Task” (the total learning time spent by a student in a college course) be used in the granting of credit hours for online courses where one credit hour equates to 45 hours of time. Time on Task approximates the amount of time a student doing satisfactory work would take to complete the work of the course and includes:
- 阅读课程报告/“讲座”
- 阅读其他材料
- 参与网上讨论
- 做研究
- 写论文或其他作业
- 完成所有其他任务(e).g. 项目)
课程期望文件
学院采用课程审批流程, 至少, 需要提供该课程的部门的批准. Course approval requires the completion of a course proposal that documents the expected topic coverage and associated in-class schedule by week. It is the responsibility of the approving department to ensure the appropriateness of these schedules and consistency with the proposed credit hour assignment.
对独立学习和研究的期望因学生和经历而异. Specific requirements for each student are documented by faculty in the respective forms and approved by the Department Chair of the department granting the credit. 这些表格由注册主任办公室提交并存档.
课程安排
The scheduling of courses is made by the respective Department Chairs and executed by the 注册商. Both hold responsibility for ensuring that the expectations of this policy are met.
备用安排
The awarding of credit for a course is not impacted by the calendar under which it is taught as long as the total hours remain unchanged. 这是, a course carries the same credit hours whether offered under a regular semester schedule, 在夏季会议期间, 或者以加速的方式(e.g. 在佛蒙特州).
取消课程
教员因生病等原因需要取消课程时, 陪审员的义务, 专业服务义务, 或者参加一个专业会议, it is expected that the total instructional hours of the class be maintained by holding a make up class, 提供讲座录音, 分配适当的活动, 或者其他方法. 如果学院关闭, faculty are expected to make up the instructional hours through one of the means listed above.
参考文献
中部各州高等教育学时政策委员会 http://msche.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#46000000ZDJj/a/46000000XprZ/9QoYhBwk.X.JTjSqSgv4dqTw83Rvhz7rJbVZB5lEUlQ
GEN-11-06 Guidance to Institutions and Accrediting Agencies Regarding a Credit Hour as Defined in the Final Regulations Published on October 29, 2010 http://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/GEN1106.pdf
New York State Distance Education Program Policies, Determining Time on Task in Online Education http://www.nysed.gov/college-university-evaluation/distance-education-program-policies
纽约州立大学的学分制政策 http://www.suny.edu/sunypp/documents.cfm?doc_id=168