I always thought it was based on the amount of hours spent in a class..but this fall, I have two 4 unit classes and two 5 unit classes, and all four take up the exact amount of time. Two 1:15 lecture periods, and a 50 minute discussion..
How are college class units assigned?
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It's generally 1 credit = 1 hour, but it certainly varies, especially when it comes to Music, Art and Phys. Ed classes...
At most colleges it's proportionate to the amount of work assigned in the class.
This holds true for most courses, but be warned that some professors insist on teaching their 2-unit courses like 4 or 5 unit courses which can be a bad surprise.
This holds true for most courses, but be warned that some professors insist on teaching their 2-unit courses like 4 or 5 unit courses which can be a bad surprise.
Most places it's supposed to correspond to the amount of work you have.
My college? Everything is 1 credit. A science course with a 4hour lab is the same as an art seminar. Rather annoying when every other class you need has a lab.
My college? Everything is 1 credit. A science course with a 4hour lab is the same as an art seminar. Rather annoying when every other class you need has a lab.
UCLA is by the amount of work each class entails. at least that was the reason for all the english class having their units being bumped up.
now a lot of lower div classes were bumped up also but that was to try to get you to the max units faster so they can move you out of the school faster.
now a lot of lower div classes were bumped up also but that was to try to get you to the max units faster so they can move you out of the school faster.
Credit hours are bullsh|t. They assign whatever value they feel like.
I took a General Biology class at a local college when I was in high school. It was worth 4 credit hours. I spent 3 and a half hours in class each week. Outside of class, I dedicated 0 hours to additional work. I got A's on all the exams. Our exams were in class.
Where I go to school now, I took the same course. I only took one semester of Bio at the local college, and I needed to have 2 since I was premed. Since the sequence of materials covered was different at the two schools, I couldn't use the credit from the first school. We use the same textbook, though, so it's a good comparision. This lecture course was worth 2 credits, but we spent 2 hours 30 minutes in class each week. We covered material about 5 times as fast. Outside of class, I probably spent 4 hours each week studying for this class. I barely managed an A- both semesters. Oh yeah, and the exams were outside of regular class time.
For General Chemistry, it was 4 credit hours. 2 hours in class. 3.5-4 in lab. Maybe 2-3 doing lab reports, 2 doing problem sets, and another 1-2 on average studying for exams. Again, exams outside of regular class time.
Then again, if you take an English course at my school that's worth 4 hours, you might spend only 2 in class, and another 3 doing readings/papers. No exams.
The worth of credit hours varies a lot from school to school, and department to department.
I took a General Biology class at a local college when I was in high school. It was worth 4 credit hours. I spent 3 and a half hours in class each week. Outside of class, I dedicated 0 hours to additional work. I got A's on all the exams. Our exams were in class.
Where I go to school now, I took the same course. I only took one semester of Bio at the local college, and I needed to have 2 since I was premed. Since the sequence of materials covered was different at the two schools, I couldn't use the credit from the first school. We use the same textbook, though, so it's a good comparision. This lecture course was worth 2 credits, but we spent 2 hours 30 minutes in class each week. We covered material about 5 times as fast. Outside of class, I probably spent 4 hours each week studying for this class. I barely managed an A- both semesters. Oh yeah, and the exams were outside of regular class time.
For General Chemistry, it was 4 credit hours. 2 hours in class. 3.5-4 in lab. Maybe 2-3 doing lab reports, 2 doing problem sets, and another 1-2 on average studying for exams. Again, exams outside of regular class time.
Then again, if you take an English course at my school that's worth 4 hours, you might spend only 2 in class, and another 3 doing readings/papers. No exams.
The worth of credit hours varies a lot from school to school, and department to department.
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