ROWAN UNIVERSITY POLICY
Title: Assignment of Semester Credit Hour
Subject: Academic Affairs
Policy No: AA
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2019:01
Applies: University-Wide
Issuing Authority: Provost/ Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Responsible Officers: Deans, University Registrar, Global Learning & Partnerships, Academic Scheduling,
Adopted: January 2019
Last Revision: January 16, 2019
Last Reviewed: January 16, 2019
I. PURPOSE
- To ensure University compliance with Federal and State regulations regarding the awarding of academic credi
- To ensure that the semester credit hour is a valid unit of measure of student learning;
- To establish authority for defining academic value commensurate with the semester credit hour in terms of the instructional level, cognitive effort, and/or time requirement associated with student work;
- To identify processes for assignment of the semester credit hour for all types of courses, disciplines, programs, credential levels, and formats, regardless of modality;
- To describe procedures for course and term scheduling in accordance with the semester credit hour policy.
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