学分
董事会政策:3.10
日期2014年3月
取代: n/a
目的
The purpose of this policy is to provide documentation regarding Montgomery County Community College's (the College) procedure for determining credit hours awarded for seated, online, hybrid and other formats pertaining to its programs and coursework 正如MSCHE的出版物所概述的那样， Verification of Compliance with Accreditation-Relevant Federal Regulations.
政策
The College follows credit hour guidelines to be in compliance with the policies set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the federal government and the Middle 国家高等教育委员会.
The College applies the commonly-accepted and traditional Carnegie unit definition of a semester credit hour which defines one semester unit of credit as equal to a 每学期每周至少工作三小时. 一学时等于一学时 (55 minutes) of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of 2 hours of 每周的课外作业. 因此，一学时等于42学时的教学，包括 课堂教学和课外准备. 学时的分配通常 occurs over a 14 week semester that includes an additional 1 week period for final exams; additionally, the credit hour policy is applied consistently over different length sessions such as those that occur in accelerated sessions, summer sessions 和intersessions. 学院的学时表见下图1.
学分
| 学分授予 | 14周内每周最少接触时间 | 最少教学时间超过14周 | Minimum Carnegie Unit Hours including 1 hour of instruction and 2 hours of prep time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55联络分钟 | 770接触分钟 | 42小时 |
| 2 | 110接触分钟 | 1540接触分钟 | 84小时 |
| 3 | 165联络分钟 | 2310通话分钟 | 126小时 |
| 4 | 220接触分钟 | 3080接触分钟 | 168小时 |
图1: Contact hours in minutes representing the 55 minute class period unit at the College 和相应的卡内基单位学时.
While applied to the standard lecture-style classroom experience, there are several other educational experiences for which credit hours can be awarded including any 所描述元素的组合. 例如，组合可以包括演讲 course that has required laboratory periods or a lecture course that includes a requirement for supervised independent study or supervised educational activities.
过程
Semester credit hours are granted for different types of instruction as follows.
- 讲座 - Courses with multiple students that meet to engage in various forms of group instruction 在学院教员的直接监督下. 典型的3学分课程 will consist of 126小时 over 14 weeks, 42小时 of instructional class time and approximately 84小时 of work outside of the course (see Figure1).
- Activity Supervised as a Group (laboratory, field trip, practicum, workshop, group 工作室) - Courses with a focus on experiential learning under the direct supervision of a College faculty member wherein the student performs substantive work in a laboratory 或者工作室设置. 一学期学分相当于14个学时 of the activity, where each activity period is sustained for 2 hours or more. 例子 包括实验室，临床会议和工作室会议.
- Supervised Individual Activity (independent study, individual studio or individual 实习) Independent study is defined as study under the supervision, guidance, instruction and final evaluation of student performance by a faculty member. 独立信用 study is defined as student academic activity that occurs under initial faculty guidance and continues with consistent, regularly scheduled individual student conferences with a faculty member, and includes formative and final evaluation of student performance. 信贷 for supervised individual activity is awarded on the basis of 1 semester hour credit for each equivalent 14 contact hours of regularly scheduled instructional sessions or for each week of academic full-time work (as in student teaching).
- 课程能力相当程度 - Competency-based learning offers opportunities for students to earn credits toward a degree by demonstrating mastery of specific learning outcomes associated with specific courses independent of any clock hour requirements associated with credit hours. Competencies for each self-paced course are based on definable skills and measurable results and are determined by required direct assessments such as papers, portfolio elements, projects, observation and terminal projects to be evaluated by expert faculty 成员.
- 〇灵活的学习方式 信贷 hours may be earned in flexible learning sessions (less than standard duration sessions such as summer sessions 和intersessions) as long as they are proportionate 在一个标准学期内，通过同样的活动获得的奖励. 学院使用一门课程 calculator tool to produce Semester Course Meeting Time Reference Time Grids to establish 等效学时. If a course is being considered that does not meet the guidelines outlined in the grids, it must demonstrate that the credit hours are being met prior to the course being listed, and it must be approved by the Assistant Vice-President 学术事务.
- 〇远程教育 Semester credit hours in distance education courses are equivalent to commonly-accepted and traditional credit hours as stated in the College credit hour policy inclusive of all types of instruction 确认 in the credit hour policy. 学时 distance education courses are measured via self-assessment by a College matrix (Matrix for Instructional Engagement) used to equate semester credit hours in distance education courses to semester credit hours in seated coursework inclusive of all types of instruction 确认. A scoring rubric to document credit hours for distance education courses has been established institutionally leveraging the College's governance model.