Calculation of Credit

For purposes of calculating units of credit, one term credit is equivalent to ten hours of lecture instruction, twenty hours of laboratory instruction, or thirty hours of externship experience, in most cases. The conversion for nursing clinicals is forty to one; the conversion for medical assisting is thirty-six to one. Many courses at Stratford University are designed to be a combination of lecture and laboratory instruction. Students should expect to spend a minimum of two hours studying or completing assignments outside of class for every hour spent in class or under direct faculty instruction.