DOUGLAS COLLEGE
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FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT (FTE) AND FINANCE FORMULAS

 

The College Bursars and Principals and Department of Education
representatives met in Vancouver on October 23, 1974, to
consider the FTE and Finance Formulas which were proposed at
the meeting called by the Department of Education, Division

of Financial Services, in September.

The following FTE Formula which is based upon scheduled
instructcr-student contact hours was adopted.

(No. Students taking Course) (No. Contact Hours for Course)
(Total No. Contact Hours in Program for Model Student)

 

FTE =

A model student is defined as a full time student who is
taking a full slate of courses as required for his particular
program. In the case of Career Programs, the course reguire-
ments are specificaily stated, and consequently the number of
contact hours for a model student is easily determined.

Model Student Contact

 

 

Program Hours Per Week
Business Administration 23
Civil & Structural Techhology az
Fine Arts 29
Preparatory 25

 

 

For University Transfer programs the specific course require-
ments are specifically stated, and consequently there is
considerable variation in the number of contact hours. There-
fore it has been agreed that only six model student categories
will be used end the number of contact hours for each category
will be determined by calculating the average number of contact
hours for all full time students in that category. any

 

Program | Model Student Contact Hours Per Week*
B.A. 18.223

B.Comm. : 18.77

B.F.A. 25.00

B.Mus. no sample

BaP. : no sample

B.S¢G.e 24.38

* approximate values for. Okanagan College