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3. Revised proposal from John
Nicols for discussion by the UGC (6-10-02)
What follows is a simplified version of the outline we have discussed
before. I am asking for your approval not necessarily of every
item, but of my plan to send the document to deans and departments for
comment.
DRAFT OF CONTACT-HOUR GUIDELINES
6 June 2002
1. Classroom courses. As specified in faculty legislation,
credit hours for all lower division courses should correspond to the
equivalent contact hours. When there is not a direct correspondence
between credit hours and regularly scheduled classroom hours, the course
syllabus (as guided by approved departmental guidelines)
should list how the course meets the contact-hour requirement.
a)
Laboratories, field trips, and out-of-classes exercise and significant
alterative assignments may be used to meet the standard.
b)
Departmental guidelines must specify how the additional work
is monitored.
c) Where it is not possible to match equivalent contact hours
to the credit hours, and where no satisfactory means for monitoring
the additional work can be identified, the credit hours should be adjusted
to match the contact hours.
2. Non-classroom courses. For non-classroom courses where
credit and contact hours do not coincide, equivalence should be established
through formal standards for student performance that are consistent
with a corresponding classroom course. Preferably, students should
have a choice between this type of course and the corresponding classroom
course, with consistent standards of assessment. In some instances,
e.g., rarely taught languages, a choice may not be possible, but there
are nationally recognized standards and means of assessment that can
be employed.
3. Readings, research, etc. credits. These guidelines for
contact hours do not apply to readings and conference, research, internship,
practica, or other similar types of credits, which should be evaluated
using other traditional criteria for these credits.
4. Monitoring. When credit and contact hours do not coincide,
either via class time or discussion/laboratory time, then course syllabi
and practice should be regularly reviewed both by the department and
the college for accordance with these guidelines.
Undergraduate Council, 5256 University of Oregon • (541)
346-1221 • Last Update:
June 28, 2002
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