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- 1 hour of instruction per week for 15 weeks = 15 hours<\/li>\r\n \t
- 2 hours of out-of-class work per week\/15 weeks = 30 hours<\/li>\r\n \t
- Minimum student work for a one-credit course = 45 hours<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nBelow are some typical breakdowns for three-, two-, and one-credit courses that are 16 weeks, 8 weeks, and 6 weeks. If you need help calculating workload, Wake Forest University offers an openly licensed tool for workload estimation. Please check out the Enhanced Course Workload Estimator<\/a>.\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"12\"]\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"
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<\/div>\nBonus Consideration<\/h1>\n
One last thing to mention is workload. Workload is important to consider when developing different levels of courses, as a one-credit course will have significantly less work than a three-credit course. Additionally, consider what a one-credit course at the graduate or doctorate level will look like compared to a one-credit undergraduate course.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Education defines the credit unit.<\/p>\n
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- 1 hour of instruction per week for 15 weeks = 15 hours<\/li>\n
- 2 hours of out-of-class work per week\/15 weeks = 30 hours<\/li>\n
- Minimum student work for a one-credit course = 45 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Below are some typical breakdowns for three-, two-, and one-credit courses that are 16 weeks, 8 weeks, and 6 weeks. If you need help calculating workload, Wake Forest University offers an openly licensed tool for workload estimation. Please check out the Enhanced Course Workload Estimator<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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