Course Schedules
A credit hour usually represents one hour of class work and at least two to three hours of preparation in a given subject per week throughout the semester.
Classes usually meet on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday, Monday-Friday afternoon or a Tuesday-Thursday schedule. Except for lab sessions, 3-credit Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes generally convene for 55 minutes and Tuesday-Thursday classes for 85 minutes. Four-credit classes meet for a total of 220 minutes per week. Most evening classes meet once a week for 2 hours and 45 minutes or twice a week for 85-minute periods.
Hood also has blocked courses, which are courses that meet for double periods during a portion of the semester. Blocked courses are primarily studio art and education courses in the teaching internship semester.