Definition of a Credit Hour
Fortis Institute uses the following clock hour to semester and quarter credit hour conversions.
One semester credit hour is defined as:
- 15 Hours of classroom or direct faculty instruction, plus out-of-class student work
- 30 Clock hours of laboratory activities
- 45 Clock hour of clinical/externship
For all courses except clinical/externship, one clock hour is defined as 50 minutes of class and 10 minutes of break time. One quarter credit hour is defined as:
- 10 hours of classroom or direct faculty instruction, plus out-of-class student work
- 20 clock hours of laboratory activities
- 30 clock hours of clinical/externship
For all courses, except clinical/externship, one clock hour is defined as 50 minutes of class and 10 minutes of break time.