Credit Hours

Quarters
For Digital Film Academy programs, the Academy follows a system in which the academic year is divided into instructional quarters, with each quarter having between 10 to 11 weeks of instruction.

Credit Hours
Course work at Digital Film Academy is measured in quarter credits. For all programs, one credit hour is defined as 50 minutes of instruction in a 60-minute period. One-quarter credit is awarded for each 10 classroom clock hours of lecture, 20 classroom
clock hours of laboratory or studio work, or 30 clock hours for externship. In addition to these guidelines, students are expected to put appropriate time to preparation and study outside the classroom. Courses which include both lecture and laboratory type meetings will utilize the appropriate combination of the above guidelines; as will all courses taken for credit, regardless
of length. Studio classes that are led by an instructor are generally 15 clock hours per credit granted, but may be up to 20 clock hours. Additional instructional periods for workshops and courses are also offered. Workshops or courses that have periods of instruction longer than 14 weeks are divided into Terms that are 15 to 18 weeks in length. For some workshops and courses, one classroom clock hour is defined as 60 minutes instead 50 minutes of instruction.

Credit and Clock Hours Conversion Summary
One quarter credit hour = 10 clock hours
Two quarter credit hours = 20 clock hours
Three quarter credit hours = 30 clock hours