Get Option I - 36 Semester-hour Program

What is a Credit Hour? Credits to be earnedHours per week, 7-week courseHours per week, 14-week course 1 credit 6 hours 3 hours 3 credits 18 hours 9 hours 6 credits 36 hours 18 hours 12 credits 72 hours 36 hours

A semester credit hour is an academic unit earned for fifteen 50-minute sessions of classroom instruction with a normal expectation of two hours of outside study for each class session. Typically, a three-semester credit hour course meets three 50-minute sessions per week for fifteen weeks for a total of 45 sessions.

So, how many credit hours per semester are there? Normal full-time degrees require 15 credit hours per semester, so 30 credit hours per year. If your Bachelor's degree takes 3 years to graduate, that means you'll need 90 credit hours total.

15 credit hours per semester x 2 semesters per year = 30 credits per year. A two - year program equals approximately 60 credits; a four-year baccalaureate equals approximately 120 credits.

Full-time students who aren't working are often able to manage four courses per semester, or 12 credit hours. At this pace, you could complete a 36-credit program in 18 months and a 48-credit program in two years.

A more normal load is 15 hours per semester and one or two summer classes. That works out to around 36 hours in one year. To get 40 hours takes one year and one more semester this way.

Completing 40 credits at a four - year college or university would typically take around two years , assuming the student takes a full course load each semester . This means taking around 15 - 16 credits per semester , which is considered a standard workload .

If you are enrolled as a full-time student in a 36-credit degree program and you are taking 12 credits per semester, you can expect to complete your degree in three semesters.