INSTRUCTION

Instructional Responsibilities

Faculty members are expected to meet scheduled classes on time, conduct classes for the required amount of time, and be prepared for all class sessions. Faculty who are unable to meet classes at regularly scheduled times due to illness or emergency must notify an appropriate administrator in sufficient time to provide a substitute teacher or to notify students of cancellation, if a substitute cannot be identified.

The University’s instructional policy requires a minimum of 750 minutes of lecture or 1500 minutes of laboratory for each credit earned. The general standard for student preclass preparation is a minimum of two hours preparation for each hour of lecture. The quantity of work to be expected from students should be realistically geared to the level and number of credits for the course.

Distance delivery courses follow the same instructional policies and standards for instruction and grading as applied in the classroom. All distance courses have been approved by the appropriate academic units for course content and instructor qualifications. Standards for meeting core competencies and student outcomes are maintained regardless of the mode of delivery.

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