Carnegie Units
Carnegie units or Carnegie hours are the number of hours per unit in which a course is taught.
They are always calculated on an 18-week semester format, regardless of the length of course
term. Use the chart below to determine the lecture/laboratory break-down that you need. The
hours are shown "per week" assuming the 18-week format (the numbers written on the Course
Outline); to find the number of hours you would be teaching on a non-18-week format, divide
the "Total Hours Per Semester" by the number of weeks you will teach (e.g., your 4-unit, 2 hour
lecture, 6 hour lab course will be 144 hours. Divide this by 16 for a 16-week format, and you will
have 9 hours per week. 6-week format? Divide by 6 and you get 24 hours a week.)
Basic formula: 1 unit equals 1 hour of lecture, or 2 hours lab with homework, or 3 hours lab
without homework.
HOURS
Lab
Units Lecture
w/homework
Lab w/out
homework
Total InTotal Hours
Homework
Class
Per Semester time required
Time
.5
0
1
0
1
18
.5
.5
0
0
1.5
1.5
27
0
.5
.5
0
0
.5
9
1
1
0
2
0
2
36
1
1
0
0
3
3
54
0
1
.5
1
0
1.5
27
1.5
1
.5
0
1.5
2
36
1
1
1
0
0
1
18
2
2
0
4
0
4
72
2
2
0
0
6
6
108
0
2
.5
3
0
3.5
63
2.5
2
.5
0
4.5
5
90
1
2
1
2
0
3
54
3
2
1
0
3
4
72
2
2
1.5
1
0
2.5
45
3.5
2
1.5
0
1.5
3
54
3
2
2
0
0
2
36
4
3
0
6
0
6
108
3
3
0
0
9
9
162
0
3
.5
5
0
5.5
99
3.5
3
.5
0
7.5
8
144
1
3
1
4
0
5
90
4
3
1
0
6
7
126
2
3
1.5
3
0
4.5
81
4.5
3
1.5
0
4.5
6
108
3
3
1.5
3
0
4.5
81
4.5
3
1.5
0
4.5
6
108
3
3
2
2
0
4
72
5
3
2
0
3
5
90
4
3
2.5
1
0
3.5
63
5.5
3
2.5
0
1.5
4
72
5
3
3
0
0
3
54
6
4
0
8
0
8
144
4
4
0
0
12
12
216
0
4
.5
7
0
7.5
135
4.5
4
.5
0
10.5
11
198
1
4
1
6
0
7
126
5
4
1
0
9
10
180
2
4
1.5
5
0
6.5
117
5.5
4
1.5
0
7.5
9
162
3
4
2
4
0
6
108
6
4
2
0
6
8
144
4
4
2.5
3
0
5.5
99
6.5
4
2.5
0
4.5
7
126
5
4
3
2
0
5
90
7
4
3
0
3
6
108
6
4
3.5
1
0
4.5
81
7.5
4
3.5
0
1.5
5
90
7
4
4
0
0
4
72
8
5
0
10
0
10
180
5
5
0
0
15
15
270
0
5
.5
9
0
9.5
171
5.5
5
.5
0
13.5
14
252
1
5
1
8
0
9
162
6
5
1
0
12
13
234
2
5
1.5
7
0
8.5
153
6.5
5
1.5
0
10.5
12
216
3
5
2
6
0
8
144
7
5
2
0
9
11
198
4
5
2.5
5
0
7.5
135
7.5
5
2.5
0
7.5
10
180
5
5
3
4
0
7
126
8
5
3
0
6
9
162
6
5
3.5
3
0
6.5
117
8.5
5
3.5
0
4.5
8
144
7
5
4
2
0
6
108
9
5
4
0
3
7
126
8
5
4.5
1
0
5.5
99
9.5
5
4.5
0
1.5
6
108
9
5
5
0
0
5
90
10
If your course has more than 5 units, simply find the rows that add up to the
unit/lecture/lab combination that you want. For example, a 7 unit course with lecture
and lab without homework could be:
5
3.5
3
0
6.5
117
8.5
2
.5
3
0
3.5
63
2.5
7
4
6
0
10
180
11
Revised 9/20/2003