University of Wisconsin–Madison

Credit Hour Requirement

Using our credit hour worksheet can help you better estimate student time and ensure your course meets the credit hour definition and includes regular and substantive interaction. Use this worksheet to estimate how your course components contribute to the standard of 45 hours of learning activity per credit required for your course.

View the Template

Our template uses a Google Sheet to calculate how activities in your course contribute to meeting the credit hour requirement.

Screenshot of Google Sheet with credit hour definition and calucator

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