Institutional Federal Compliance Report 2021

Explanation if a compliance requirement is not relevant for your institution:

The College has no contractual arrangements with any organization that is not certified to participate in the Title IV, HEA programs and offers more than 25 percent of one or more of the accredited institution’s educational programs.

8. Assignment of Credit Hour

Evidence to Demonstrate Compliance:

The following policy can be found on page 58 of the Student Handbook (https://www.sunyopt.edu/pdfs/academics/StudentHandbook.pdf or Appendix B ): The College is on a semester system with a semester defined as approximately sixteen instructional weeks with one week for midterms and finals each. One credit hour is assigned for the following activities over the course of a semester:  50 minutes of lecture and two hours of out-of-class work per week  2 hour of laboratory and one hour of out-of-class work per week  3 hours of clinical activity per week As a program with a total enrollment of about 400 students, we have limited course offerings. The assignment of course credit hours is reviewed by the department chairs and vice president for academic affairs, who is responsible for final review. The curriculum committee may make recommendations about contact hours for new courses or changes for existing courses, which, once approved, are converted to credits. Course schedules are initially prepared by the registrar and reviewed by the department chairs and vice president for academic affairs, who is responsible for final review. The academic calendar is initially prepared by the registrar and reviewed by the department chairs, vice president for academic affairs and President’s Council. Final approval is given by the President.

1. Policy and procedures for assignment of credit hour for all types of courses, disciplines, programs, credential levels, formats, regardless of modality). Include the URL and any other location where the documents are disclosed to students and the public

2. Course or program review procedures and sample approval documentation, as they relate to credit hour

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