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61.		(a)		Normally, academic credit for Smith College courses shall be awarded at the rate of 4 credits per course. With the exception of seminars, 4-credit courses may not require less than the equivalent of 150 minutes of lecture/discussion per week (where 110-120 minutes of laboratory/performance/studio equals 50 minutes of lecture/discussion). Seminars for 4 credits must require at least 110 minutes of class time per week. Exceptions to these guidelines will require the approval of the Committee on Academic Priorities and the faculty. Courses may be offered for other than 4 credits if justified within the context of both the department's or program's curriculum and the College's curriculum. The credit for such courses (e.g., 2-credit courses and 6-credit courses) shall be determined through reference to the weekly class time requirements for the 4-credit course described above.
(b)				Two hours per week is considered a normal time-allowance for the average student in preparation for each credit of lecture or recitation work. No tasks except examinations should be assigned that would require more time than this and thus interfere with the student's preparation for her other courses. Several successive periods of preparation may be employed on a single task if such an arrangement of work seems desirable.
(c)				No excuses for lack of preparation or failure in any class on account of the demands of other courses shall be accepted.
(d)				Complaints of conflicting claims of assigned work shall be referred to the Committee on Academic Priorities.
(e)				When students are urged to attend a lecture with the implication that it is vital to a course, allowance should be made in the work of the course. Next