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Semester hours refer to the total number of credit hours you are enrolled in or have completed during a semester. If you are a full-time student, you would likely need to have a minimum of 12-15 total credit hours for the semester to maintain your full-time status.
The federal credit hour rule is one hour of classroom instruction plus two hours of work outside the classroom per week. Semester, trimester, and quarter systems have different credit hour structures, including contact hours and study hours outside of class.
Course A: 3 contact hours per week, 15 weeks in the semester, and 1 additional lab hour per week. Using the formula: CreditHours = (3×15)+1=46. Therefore, Course A contributes 46 credit hours to the overall academic load.
In creating a credit hour definition, the ED describes a single semester credit hour as 1 hour per week of class time and 2 hours of student preparation time. Occasionally, some courses are worth more or fewer credits. For example, a weekly lab accompanying a science course may be worth 1 credit.
Most semester programs will require 30 semester credit hours per year (15 per semester), and quarter programs will require 45 quarter credit hours per year (15 per quarter). Bachelor’s degree programs usually require 120 semester credits, and 180 quarter credits.
Typically, one credit hour represents one hour of direct instruction or two to three hours of additional work outside the classroom per week throughout a semester. Steps to Calculate Credit Hours. To calculate credit hours accurately, follow these steps:
A semester credit hour (SCH) is the amount of credit a student earns for the successful completion of one contact hour and two preparation hours per week for a semester. One semester hour equals 15-16 contact hours per semester, regardless of the duration of the course.