To clearly state the policy on credit hours and student work for a lab:

This [NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS FOR COURSE]-credit lab requires ______ hours of direct faculty instruction and ______ hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately 15 weeks.  Out-of-class work may include but is not limited to: [REQUIRED READING, LIBRARY RESEARCH, WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS, AND STUDYING FOR QUIZZES AND EXAMS]. [REFER TO Carnegie Units at:]

EXAMPLE: LAB WITHOUT  HOMEWORK

“This 1-credit lab requires three hours of direct faculty instruction for approximately 15 weeks.”

EXAMPLE: LAB WITH  HOMEWORK

“This 1-credit lab requires two hours of direct faculty instruction and one hour of out-of-class student work each week for approximately 15 weeks.  Out-of-class work may include but is not limited to: required reading, library research, written assignments, and studying for quizzes and exams."