C/S Classification Categories and Descriptions
Class Hrs
per Unit
of Credit
Workload
K-Factor
Lecture courses typically with more
than 50 enrollments and where
class participation is not a primary
method of instruction
Lecture courses in any discipline in
which class participation is a
planned portion of the instruction
method
Lecture courses in which students
are required to complete multiple
significant writing assignments
1
1.0
1
1.0
1
1.0
Courses in any discipline in which
student participation (discussion) is
the primary instructional method
Courses using seminar methods of
instruction
Veterinary and psychology courses
in clinical process
1
1.0
1
1.0
1
1.0
Laboratories
Courses in which student
experimentation and investigation
is the primary instructional method
3
2.0
Clinical Practice
Laboratories
Veterinary, dietetics, social work,
psychology, and sociology courses
engaged in off-campus clinical
practice
Courses in which student
experimentation and investigation
is the primary instructional method,
but significant time is also devoted
to other activities that offer direct
experience with content
3
2.0
3
1.5
No. of
Courses
C-1
318
Large Lecture
Lecture courses in any discipline with
more than 50 enrollments
Large Lecture
C-2
770
Lecture
Discussion
Lecture courses in any discipline in
which class participation is a planned
portion of the instruction method
Lecture /
Discussion
C-3
130
Business, education, English, and
psychology courses in which students
write, are counseled, or study law cases
Lecture /
Composition
C-4
1722
Lecture
Composition
Lecture
Counseling
Lecture Case
Study
Lecture /
Recitation
Lecture /
Recitation
C-5
853
C-6
8
C-16
792
C-17
2
Clinical Practice
Laboratories OffCampus
Courses in any discipline in which
student participation (discussion) is the
primary instructional method
Courses in any discipline using seminar
methods of instruction
Nursing and psychology courses in
clinical process and education courses
involving individual testing, such as
driver training in a simulator
Laboratories in natural science, life
science, psychology, natural resources,
agriculture, engineering, meteorology,
and photography
Nursing, social work
51
Technical
Activities and
Laboratories
Laboratories in art, foreign languages,
home economics, industrial arts,
physical education, speed correction,
cartography, audio-visual, mathematics,
library, science, and police science
Laboratory /
Activity Hybrid
Laboratories
Lectures
Course
Classification
Number
Lab/Act
Hybrid
C-15
CSU Short
Description
Seminar
Seminar / Clinical
Demonstration
Science
Laboratories
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CPP Short
Description
Seminar
Seminar with
Clinical
Demonstration
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Performance/Production Activities
Activities
C/S Classification Categories and Descriptions
Course
Classification
Number
No. of
Courses
C-7
Class Hrs
per Unit
of Credit
Workload
K-Factor
Activity courses unrelated to teacher
education that do not involve the use
of machines/computers
Activity courses related to teacher
education, including methods and
other courses taught in content areas
2
1.3
2
1.3
Technical
Activities
Activity courses involving the use of
machines/computers to aid student
learning
2
1.3
Remedial Course
Activities
Large Group
Music Activities
Small Group
Music Activities
Activities involving remediation, may
or may not involve the use of machines
Orchestras, bands, choruses - no public
performance involved
Individual or small group instrument or
vocal instruction; no public
performance involved
Production courses in art, dance,
drama, journalism, photography, radioTV, debate - no public performance,
showing, or distribution involved
Production courses in art, dance,
drama, journalism, photography, radioTV, debate, AND MUSIC - public
performance, showing, or distribution
involved
Orchestras, bands, choruses - public
performance involved
2
1.3
2
1.3
2
1.3
2
1.3
3 or
more
3.0
3 or
more
3.0
CSU Short
Description
CSU Long Description
224
Fine Arts and
Science Activities
Art, anthropology, and science
activities
Activities
C-8
57
Includes methods taught on an
activity basis in education and
subject areas
Education
Activities
C-13
108
Education
Workshops and
Social Science
Activity
Technical
Activities and
Laboratories
C-14
0
C-9
1
Remedial Course
Activities
Music Activity
C-10
32
Music Activity
Courses involving the use of business
and other machines; accounting,
geography, foreign languages, home
economics, psychology, library
science, photography, engineering,
industrial arts, agriculture,
mathematics, and statistics.
Courses for students admitted as
exceptions only.
Does not result in a major public
performance (large group)
Instrumental or vocal instruction
(small group)
C-12
30
Speech, Drama,
and Journalism
Activity
Classwork in debate, acting, and
publications; no public performance
involved.
Production
Activities – No
Performance
C-20
14
Performance /
Productions
Music /
Production
Activities – With
Performance
C-21
0
Performance /
Production
Activities
Production courses in art, drama,
journalism, music, photography,
radio-TV, debate; results in major
public performance, showing, or
distribution.
Major performance groups, such as
orchestras, bands, and choruses.
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CPP Short
Description
Major
Performance
Activities
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Courses without Workload
Athletic Activities
C/S Classification Categories and Descriptions
Course
Classification
Number
No. of
Courses
C-11
56
C-18
5
C-19
2
C-77
18
C-78
40
CSU Short
Description
CSU Long Description
CPP Short
Description
CPP Guidelines
Class Hrs
per Unit
of Credit
Workload
K-Factor
2
1.3
Physical
Education and
Recreation
Activity
Major
Intercollegiate
Athletic Sports
Activities
Minor
Intercollegiate
Gym classes or intramural sports if
credit is given
Kinesiology
Recreation
Activities
Recreation activities and Intramural
sports activities
Football, basketball, baseball, track
and field, wrestling, swimming, etc.;
limited to four sports per year.
Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Soccer,
Track & Field/Cross Country
3 or
more
6.0
Intercollegiate sports activities other
than the largest five listed in C-18.
3 or
more
3.0
Peer-Taught
Courses, ROTC,
or NonWorkload
Instruction
which is not
State Supported
Non-Traditional
Instruction,
examination, or
evaluation
Course which generates no workload
for faculty but generates FTES for the
campus and is not state supported.
Major
Intercollegiate
Sports
Activities
Minor
Intercollegiate
Sports
Activities
Non-state
Supported
Courses
without
Workload
Courses which generate minimal or no
workload for faculty but generate FTES
for the campus and are not state
supported.
Varies
0.0
State
Supported
Courses
without
Workload
State-supported courses where there
is minimal or no student-faculty
interaction, but a record of enrollment
is required and FTES is generated for
the campus.
Varies
0.0
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Other sports not listed as Athletics
Athletic Sports Activities.
Course which generates credit by
examination or evaluation or which is
taught in modes not described by the
formulas faculty workload is assigned.
All 78 courses are state supported.
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C/S Classification Categories and Descriptions
Couse
Classification
Number
No. of
Courses
S-23
0
S-24
7
S-25
97
S-36
651
S-48
27
CPP Short
Description
CSU Short Description
CSU Long Description
Social Work
Supervision
Practice Teaching
Graduate level social work only. Faculty
student contact averages 3 hours per week.
Undergraduate, all disciplines. Facultystudent contact averages 2 hours per week
Undergraduate; practice teaching and
graduate level public school nursing – all
disciplines. Faculty-student contact
averages 90 minutes per week.
Undergraduate – all disciplines. Facultystudent contact averages one hour per
week.
Social Work
Supervision
Student Teaching
Undergraduate – all disciplines. Facultystudent contact averages 45 minutes per
week.
Independent,
Supervised Activities
Practice Teaching,
Work Study, Thesis
Project, and
Independent Study
Independent Study,
Field Work, Studio
Instruction, Supervised
Activities
Independent Study,
Studio Instruction,
Supervised Activities
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Graduate
Independent Study
Undergraduate
Independent Study
CPP Guidelines
Graduate level; faculty-student
contact averages 3 hours per week
Practice teaching; faculty-student
contact averages 2 hours per week
Graduate thesis, project, studio
instruction, independent study;
faculty-student contact averages 90
minutes per week.
Undergraduate thesis, project, studio
instruction, independent study;
Graduate internship or service
learning offered as independent,
supervised activities; faculty-student
contact averages 60 minutes per
week.
Undergraduate internship or service
learning offered as independent,
supervised activities; faculty-student
contact averages 45 minutes per
week
K-Factor
1.000
0.667
0.500
0.333
0.250
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