Suffolk Law Student Handbook 2019-2020

Table 1 illustrates the application of these minimum requirements to fall and spring courses ranging from 1-4 credits.

Table 1 (Fall and Spring Courses)

Out-of-Class Work per Week, Including Exam Week (14 Weeks)

Classroom Time per Week (13 Weeks)

Credits

Examination

Total

2595 minutes

1

55 minutes

60 minutes

130 minutes

(43.3 hours)

5190 minutes

2

110 minutes

120 minutes

260 minutes

(86.5 hours)

7785 minutes

3

165 minutes

180 minutes

390 minutes

(129.8 hours)

10320 minutes

4

220 minutes

180 minutes

520 minutes

(172 hours)

If a fall or spring class is scheduled to meet for fewer than 13 weeks (not including an examination week), it must: meet for a total of no less than 715 minutes per credit; require a total of no less than 1690 minutes per credit of out-of-class student work over the period of time for which it is actually scheduled; and require a final examination of 60 minutes per credit, but not to exceed three total hours, entailing no less than 130 minutes per credit of out-of-class preparation time, or assessments/projects entailing an equivalent amount of work. If a fall or spring class does not have a final examination scheduled during examination period, students in the class must be required to complete other assessments or projects sufficient to ensure that the absence of the examination does not cause the total amount of work required for the course to fall below 2595 minutes per credit, or 10320 total minutes for a 4-credit course.

Any faculty member who misses or cancels a regularly scheduled class session must schedule a make-up class and/or assign an equivalent amount of out-of-class work.

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