Credit Hrs

Credit Hours, Contact Hours, Competency Based Education (CBE), Prior Learning Assessments (PLAs):

• Definitions all covered in the DOE Financial Student Aid Handbook

• UWG - Credit Hours Policy & Process for Online Courses

• Credit Hours Offered Spring 2020 v. Spring 2021 and Fall 2020 v. Fall 2021

NOTE: Our #s may not match someone else's #. Here's why:

All of our systems in which data is housed (Banner, Peoplesoft, etc) are in constant flux. UWG Online only has access to live (in-flux) data. Therefore, since the # of online students can change minute-to-minute, based on drops, adds, withdraws, admin withdrawals, etc. all the way up to the last day of class and beyond, our #s may not match someone else's #s that were pulled at a different point in time or the #s provided by UWG Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment.

UWG Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment has access to "Census date" data - or data frozen and archived at specific points during each term. This is typically the data used for official accreditation reports, reports to the Board of Regents, and other national clearinghouses (IPEDS).

If you find a large discrepancy or have questions, contact jgubbins@westga.edu