23 NCAC 01A .0101. DEFINITIONS

The following terms shall have the following meanings throughout this Title unless the context of a specific rule requires a different interpretation:

(1)           Credit Hours:

(a)           Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 16 hours of "class work."  Class work is lecture and other classroom instruction.  Class work is under the supervision of an instructor.

(b)           Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 32 hours of "experiential laboratory work."  Experiential laboratory work means instruction given to a student by an instructor to increase the student's knowledge and skills without immediate student application.

(c)           Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 48 hours of "faculty directed laboratory work."  Faculty directed laboratory involves structured and coordinated demonstration by an instructor with immediate student application.

(d)           Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 48 hours of "clinical practice."  Clinical practice is a structured, faculty-directed learning experience in a health sciences program which develops job proficiency.  Clinical practice requires significant preparation, coordination, and scheduling by the faculty and is under the supervision of an instructor or preceptor who is qualified for the particular program.

(e)           Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 160 hours of "work experience" such as cooperative education, practicums, and internships.  Work experience involves the development of job skills by providing the student with employment that is directly related to, and coordinated with, the educational program.  Student activity in work experience is planned and coordinated by a college representative, and the employer is responsible for the control and supervision of the student on the job.

(2)           Full‑time Student means a student enrolled in 12 or more credit hours.  For the summer session, Full-time Student means a student enrolled in nine or more credit hours.

(3)           Part‑time Student means a student enrolled in less than 12 credit hours.

(4)           FTE means one full‑time equivalent (FTE) student or 256 student membership hours per semester (based on a typical semester of 16 weeks x 16 student membership hours per week).

(5)           Student Membership Hour means one hour of scheduled class or laboratory for which the student is enrolled.  A college shall provide a minimum of 50 minutes of instruction for each scheduled class hour.

(6)           Annual Curriculum FTE means the total of the student hours in membership for fall and spring semesters divided by 512 (256 student hours per semester x 2).

(7)           Annual Continuing Education (non-credit) FTE means the total of the student hours in membership for the three reporting periods divided by 688 (based on two typical semesters of 16 weeks and a typical summer term of 11 weeks).  The three reporting periods are fall semester, spring semester, and the summer term.

(8)           Budget Full‑time Equivalent (B/FTE).  B/FTE means the number of FTE which determines a college's operating budget.

(9)           College means any institution established pursuant to G.S. 115D except for the N. C. Center for Textile Technology.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115D‑5; 115D‑54; S.L. 1995, c. 625;

Eff. September 1, 1993;

Temporary Amendment Eff. June 1, 1997;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1998.

Note

Note:  Substance of 23 NCAC 2D .0317 and 2E .0104 was incorporated into this Rule.