WHEREAS, section 3.1.6 of the Faculty Handbook was revised in September of 2012 to reduce the required minimum days of instruction in the Fall and Spring semesters from 68 to 65 because 68 days of instruction could not always be scheduled (67 or 68 days are normally scheduled); and

WHEREAS, section 3.1.7 of the Faculty Handbook was not updated to change the minimum number of class meetings required per semester (11 of the past 20 semesters have had 40 rather than 41 days of MWF classes scheduled; one semester had 26 rather than 27 TR days of instruction); now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the first paragraph of section 3.1.7 of the Faculty Handbook be revised to read as as follows:

Class meeting hours at the University of Delaware follow the normal standards adopted by most colleges and universities. For a three credit class, this is typically three, 50 minute weekly meetings on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday sequence for a minimum of 40 scheduled class meetings during the fall and spring terms. Three credit classes meeting on the Tuesday-Thursday sequence will meet for 75 minutes for a minimum of 26 scheduled class meetings. Courses for other than 3 credit hours should likewise meet for the equivalent of 50 minutes per credit hour per semester week. Classes with laboratory components grant one credit for every two hours of laboratory work per week. Class meeting time during the winter and summer sessions should be equivalent to that scheduled in other academic terms.

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Class meeting hours at the University of Delaware follow the normal standards adopted by most colleges and universities. For a three credit class, this is typically three, 50 minute weekly meetings on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday sequence for a minimum of 40 scheduled 41 class meetings during the fall and spring terms. Three credit classes meeting on the Tuesday-Thursday sequence will meet for 75 minutes for a minimum of 26 scheduled 27 class meetings. Courses for other than 3 credit hours should likewise meet for the equivalent of 50 minutes per credit hour per semester week. Classes with laboratory components grant one credit for every two hours of laboratory work per week. Class meeting time during the winter and summer sessions should be equivalent to that scheduled in other academic terms.