Concentrated Delivery Format (Short Courses)

The following concentrated course delivery format is intended to provide guidance and a clear policy statement for short courses offered by UNC. All courses of brief duration should be consistent with these requirements. Exceptions to this policy may be granted by the appropriate academic dean for undergraduate courses and the academic and Graduate Dean for graduate courses. However, all courses, regardless of format, are expected to meet minimum CCHE requirements (750 minutes of class contact per semester credit hour) and contain sufficient opportunities for reflection and consolidation of course content. Due to the nature of content, certain courses are not appropriate for concentrated delivery.

Contact Minute Requirements
1 credit hour	750 contact minutes
2 credit hours	1500 contact minutes
3 credit hours	2250 contact minutes
4 credit hours	3000 contact minutes
5 credit hours	3750 contact minutes

Instructional Length of Day, Breaks, Lunches, Travel Time, etc.
Maximum Daily Contact	8 contact hours maximum instruction hours per day
Blocks	115 minutes maximum continuous block of time
Breaks	2-4 hours must incorporate a 15 minute break
Lunch	4 or more hours must incorporate a lunch break
Travel time	travel time will not be counted in instructional time
Maximum Consecutive	5 days

Consecutive days: Credit Hour/Meeting Days Minimum Requirement
1 credit hour class	2 1/2 days
2 credit hour class	5 days

Consecutive day formats for courses above 2 credit hours must be proposed to and approved by the academic dean (and Graduate Dean for graduate courses) on a case-by-case basis.

Weekend Format: Credit Hour/Meeting Days Minimum Requirement
1 credit hour class	2 days
2 credit hour class	4 days over 2 weekends
3 credit hour class	6 days over 3 weekends
4 credit hour class	8 days over 4 weekends
5 credit hour class	10 days over 5 weekends

Preparation, Study and Reflection Time

Syllabus should be provided to students a minimum of two weeks before the class meets and should include preparatory readings and assignments needed prior to the first day of the class. Research papers/projects/monitored exams should be due or administered two weeks after the end of class.