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Re: [Phys-l] Federally mandated homework



§ 600.2 Definitions.
* * * * *
Credit hour: Except as provided in 34
CFR 668.8(k) and (l), a credit hour is an
amount of work represented in intended
learning outcomes and verified by
evidence of student achievement that is
an institutionally established
equivalency that reasonably
approximates not less than-
(1) One hour of classroom or direct
faculty instruction

AND A MINIMUM OF TWO HOURS
OF OUT OF CLASS STUDENT WORK

each week for approximately fifteen
weeks for one semester or trimester hour
of credit, or ten to twelve weeks for one
quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent
amount of work over a different amount
of time; or
(2) At least an equivalent amount of
work as required in paragraph (1) of this
definition for other academic activities
as established by the institution
including laboratory work, internships,
practica, studio work, and other
academic work leading to the award of
credit hours.

[Emphasis added]

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