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DSPT Course Information and Syllabi
CREDIT HOUR AND COURSE LOAD
In determining their course schedule, students should consider the following definitions and expectations. For each credit hour (semester unit) there is to be one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction, plus a minimum of two hours of outside student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks, or the equivalent amount of work done over a different period of time (as for example in a Summer Session or Intersession course). Courses, which give three semester units of credit, are considered “full courses”; courses, which give 1.5 semester units of credit, are considered “half courses.” For the purposes of calculation, an "instruction hour" is fifty (50) minutes. In determining the credit value of other academic activities, such as field education, pastoral ministry internships, studio work, ministry practicum courses, etc., the same formula will be used to determine an equivalent amount of work.
DSPT follows the course scheduling system of the GTU: full courses are scheduled in either of two formats: a) twice a week for 80 minutes each; or b) once per week for 170 minutes. In preparing their weekly schedules, students should estimate that a full course requires at least nine hours of student time per week. A half course requires at least four to five hours of student time per week. Thus, a full-time load of 12 semester units requires at least thirty-six (36) hours of student work.
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