25 CFR § 39.214 - What is the minimum number of instructional hours required in order to be considered a full-time educational program?

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title: "25 CFR § 39.214 - What is the minimum number of instructional hours required in order to be considered a full-time educational program?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "39.214"
section_name: "What is the minimum number of instructional hours required in order to be considered a full-time educational program?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "39"
part_name: "THE INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 13, 2008; Public Law 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 61864, Oct. 26, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
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# 39.214 What is the minimum number of instructional hours required in order to be considered a full-time educational program?

A full time program provides the following number of instructional/student hours to the corresponding grade level:

| Grade | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| K | 720 |
| 1-3 | 810 |
| 4-8 | 900 |
| 9-12 | 970 |