Credit Hours In College Career
English 11
15 Oct. 2012
What are Credit Hours?
There are many important things to be gained while at college; one thing that reflects what you have gained is the number of credit hours you have. Credit hours are helpful and necessary during a student’s college career. Credit hours serve many purposes. There are varying opinions on how many credits a student should take per semester. Credit hours are important during a student’s college career because they serve as a measurement, determine if a student is part or full time, determine how much a student pays in tuition, and count toward graduation.
In order to fully understand the importance of credit hours, one must understand what a credit hour is. A credit hour is a basic unit of measurement …show more content…
Although the amount of credit hours needed to graduate varies on the major, the number of credit hours needed to receive a Bachelor’s degree generally ranges 110-140 (“What Are Credit Hours & Courses in US Universities? Full time vs. Part time?” par 2). For most Master’s degree programs, thirty to thirty-nine credit hours are generally required. The number needed to graduate from the University of Iowa is 120 (“Credit Hour Requirements & Policies” par. 3 ). “I need 120 credit hours to graduate,” said Doug (Lizak 2012). Each college has different graduation requirements. Megan said, “I needed 124 to graduate and forty of these had to be in my major” (Zahorec 2012). Since most college classes are three to four credit hours, it is understandable that it can take a lot of time to graduate; in most cases, for undergrad students it takes around four years (“What Are Credit Hours & Courses in US Universities? Full time vs. Part time?” par 3). In most graduate programs, classes are also three to four credit hours, but it generally takes about two to three years because a student only needs thirty to thirty-nine to graduate (“What Are Credit Hours & Courses in US Universities? Full time vs. Part time?” par 6). Therefore, the number of credit hours a student needs to take to graduate will depend on what major and what courses are
15 Oct. 2012
What are Credit Hours?
There are many important things to be gained while at college; one thing that reflects what you have gained is the number of credit hours you have. Credit hours are helpful and necessary during a student’s college career. Credit hours serve many purposes. There are varying opinions on how many credits a student should take per semester. Credit hours are important during a student’s college career because they serve as a measurement, determine if a student is part or full time, determine how much a student pays in tuition, and count toward graduation.
In order to fully understand the importance of credit hours, one must understand what a credit hour is. A credit hour is a basic unit of measurement …show more content…
Although the amount of credit hours needed to graduate varies on the major, the number of credit hours needed to receive a Bachelor’s degree generally ranges 110-140 (“What Are Credit Hours & Courses in US Universities? Full time vs. Part time?” par 2). For most Master’s degree programs, thirty to thirty-nine credit hours are generally required. The number needed to graduate from the University of Iowa is 120 (“Credit Hour Requirements & Policies” par. 3 ). “I need 120 credit hours to graduate,” said Doug (Lizak 2012). Each college has different graduation requirements. Megan said, “I needed 124 to graduate and forty of these had to be in my major” (Zahorec 2012). Since most college classes are three to four credit hours, it is understandable that it can take a lot of time to graduate; in most cases, for undergrad students it takes around four years (“What Are Credit Hours & Courses in US Universities? Full time vs. Part time?” par 3). In most graduate programs, classes are also three to four credit hours, but it generally takes about two to three years because a student only needs thirty to thirty-nine to graduate (“What Are Credit Hours & Courses in US Universities? Full time vs. Part time?” par 6). Therefore, the number of credit hours a student needs to take to graduate will depend on what major and what courses are