Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Clock-to-credit-hour Conversion

One academic semester credit hour is equal to a minimum course time of:

  • 15 hours of classroom lecture;
  • 30 hours of laboratory experience; or
  • 45 hours of externship.

The school shall calculate lecture, laboratory, and externship credit hour conversions individually for each class, rounding down to the nearest half credit hour. The school shall add the total for the credit hours for lecture, laboratory, and externship to determine the total credit hours for a class.