A. Definition and Equivalency

1. Definition: Hybrid Course

   A hybrid course at the University of Tampa combines online and traditional face-to-face classroom instruction. Hybrid courses are organized to reduce or replace the number of required face-to-face contact hours in order to improve effectiveness and flexibility for instructors and students and/or to achieve other efficiencies. Hybrid courses reduce, by no more than 50%, the number of required face-to-face contact hours.

2. Equivalency:

   All policies and guidelines currently in place for courses approved and offered at the University are the same regardless of the mode of delivery. This pertains to credit hours, contact hours, accrediting guidelines (e.g., SACS), learning outcomes, assessment, and the like. Defined below are only equivalency guidelines specific to hybrid courses.

   Description, Outcomes and Content: Courses taught in the hybrid format must be equivalent to the same courses taught in the fully face-to-face format. Departments offering a course in hybrid format should be prepared to document that the course has student learning outcomes that are equivalent to the same course taught in the fully face-to-face format.

   Credit Hours / Contact Hours: Credit hours and contact hours for hybrid courses should be the same as those for fully face-to-face courses. No less than 50% of the content must be delivered face-to-face. For regular, non-lab or studio, courses, the credit hours and contact hours are as follows: