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Credit Hour Measurement Charts
The documents that prove each course meets the credit hours it awards — the core compliance evidence for accreditation.
What this group is
Federal rules and the Carnegie Unit require a set amount of learning time for every credit a course awards. These charts break each course into its activities and add up the minutes — split into class engagement and student preparation — so you can show, on paper, that the totals meet the requirement. There is one chart per program (CIS, HMA, MBA).
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CIS Program — Credit Hour Measurement Chart
Credit-hour proof for every course in the CIS (Computer Information Systems) program.
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What it isA spreadsheet that breaks each CIS course down activity by activity and counts the learning time each one takes.
What it's used forProving that a course delivers the required learning hours for the credit it awards — the evidence an MSCHE reviewer looks for, grounded in the federal credit-hour rule (34 CFR 600.2).
When to use itWhile building a new CIS course, and again when reviewing it before it goes live in CampusOS. Update it whenever the course's activities change.
What's inside
- A row for every activity in a course (readings, lectures, discussions, assignments, etc.)
- Each activity split into Academic Engagement minutes and Preparation minutes
- A Mandatory / Optional flag on each activity
- A column citing the source that validates each activity
- A Totals tab that adds it all up (about 2,250 engagement + 5,400 preparation minutes per course)
- A Check List tab tracking sign-off: Instructor Assigned → Completed chart → Approved → Syllabus done/approved → Assigned to Master Template → Completed/Approved
HMA Program — Credit Hour Measurement Chart
Credit-hour proof for every course in the HMA program.
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What it isThe same activity-by-activity breakdown, for HMA courses.
What it's used forDocumenting that each HMA course meets its credit-hour requirement for accreditation and federal compliance.
When to use itDuring course build and pre-launch review; keep it current as the course evolves.
What's inside
- A row for every activity in a course (readings, lectures, discussions, assignments, etc.)
- Each activity split into Academic Engagement minutes and Preparation minutes
- A Mandatory / Optional flag on each activity
- A column citing the source that validates each activity
- A Totals tab that adds it all up (about 2,250 engagement + 5,400 preparation minutes per course)
- A Check List tab tracking sign-off: Instructor Assigned → Completed chart → Approved → Syllabus done/approved → Assigned to Master Template → Completed/Approved
MBA Program — Credit Hour Measurement Chart
Credit-hour proof for every course in the MBA (Master of Business Administration) program.
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What it isThe same activity-by-activity breakdown, for MBA courses.
What it's used forDocumenting that each MBA course meets its credit-hour requirement for accreditation and federal compliance.
When to use itDuring course build and pre-launch review; keep it current as the course evolves.
What's inside
- A row for every activity in a course (readings, lectures, discussions, assignments, etc.)
- Each activity split into Academic Engagement minutes and Preparation minutes
- A Mandatory / Optional flag on each activity
- A column citing the source that validates each activity
- A Totals tab that adds it all up (about 2,250 engagement + 5,400 preparation minutes per course)
- A Check List tab tracking sign-off: Instructor Assigned → Completed chart → Approved → Syllabus done/approved → Assigned to Master Template → Completed/Approved