The Institution measures and awards credits using semester credit hours as its unit of credit(Nursing and LPN to RN Bridge Pathway only). These programs operate on a semester term calendar year. A semester term is between 14 and 17 weeks in length.
Credit will be calculated based on the following attribution formula:
One semester credit hour equals, at a minimum, 15 classroom hours of lecture, 30 hours of laboratory, and 45 hours of practicum. The formula for calculating the number of semester credit hours for each course is: (hours of lecture/15) + (hours of lab/30) + (hours of practicum/45).
A standard contact (class) hour generally is fifty minutes in length and appropriate break(s). A student is considered to be full-time when carrying twelve or more credit hours per semester term. The definition of an academic year for Title IV purposes is 24 semester credit hours and 30 weeks. Students may begin programs the first week of each semester.
East Ohio College measures its Nursing coursework and programs exclusively in standard semesters. In order to best serve the institution’s diverse student body, each course (subject) may be offered at a variety of times, days or weeks within each standard semester. All courses (subjects) begin and end within a semester. A new semester begins approximately every sixteen weeks. Please see the school calendar for semester begin and end dates.
Note: Computational conversion formula could result in a .2 or .3 credit hour difference.