Denver College of Nursing follows the Carnegie Unit system of credit assignment where 1 semester credit hour = 1.5 quarter credit hours. Denver College of Nursing operates on a quarterly calendar system and offers four 11-week terms in its academic year. Denver College of Nursing uses the following clock hour to credit hour conversions in accordance with the Carnegie Unit system:
- Ten (10) lecture hours = one (1) quarter credit hour.
- Twenty (20) laboratory hours = one (1) quarter credit hour.
- Thirty (30) externship/clinical hours = one (1) quarter credit hour.
The College does not offer direct assessment or competency-based programs in lieu of traditional clock/credit hour assignment.
Students who have attended a college or university where semester credits were granted may transfer course credits to Denver College of Nursing. To convert semester to quarter credits, multiply the semester credits by 1.5. For example, a student who has earned 30 semester credits at an institution on a semester calendar could earn up to 45 quarter credits at Denver College of Nursing.