Time Requirements for Class Time and Lab Time

in Addition to Class Time for Science Courses

This information was originally posted on the OPHUN-L Listserv for Physics Teachers by Mike Herzog

Commissioner's Regulations (Part 100), July 2000 edition:

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Section 100.1, (1), (a):  "Unit of study means at least 180 minutes of instruction per week throughout the school year, or the equivalent."

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Section 100.5, (b), (7), (iv), (d):  "...In order to qualify to take a Regents examination in any of the sciences a student must complete 1200 minutes of actual hands-on (not simulated) laboratory experience with satisfactory documented laboratory reports.  The 1200 minutes of laboratory experience must be in addition to the required classroom instruction associated with earning a unit of credit."

The Commissioner's Regulations may be viewed directly at: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/pages/pt100index.html