Chapter 2

Faculty and Academics

2.32 Administration of Courses Offered in Shortened Format

A course offered in a shortened format is any course for which academic credit is given and for which the elapsed time from the first class meeting until the last class meeting or examination period is less than a normal semester or summer session term.

Minimum Requirements

1. Any course meeting the definition of a course offered in shortened format must have the advance approval of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

2. In addition to standard approval requirements, additional written justification is to be considered prior to approval of any course offered in shortened format which does not meet the following criteria:

   1. The total scheduled class contact hours are approximately the same as the hours which would have occurred in a normal semester or summer session term course with the same credit hours and similar content.

   2. The elapsed time of the course and the duration of each class session would permit a typical student to spend approximately the same amount of time in independent study and classroom time as if the course were offered in a normal semester or summer session term course.

   3. The standards for admission, drop/withdrawal and grading are substantially equivalent to similar courses taught in a normal semester or summer session term format.

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