How many classes is considered a credit hour?
2006-12-20 02:39:39 · 5 answers · asked by FUSIONMASTER 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
You would have to take about 20 classes to get and Associate of Arts degree. However, if you are lacking in English, reading and math, you might have to take up to 9 extract classes to prepare you for college classes. People generally take 4 or 5 classes per semester. At the 2 year university where I work, one class (English, Math, History) are all 3 credit hour classes. Biology, Geology, Physical Science are considered a lab class and are 4 credit hours.
Any type of college degree is worth the effort. When paired with experience it will give you the upper edge on a candidate with just a high school diploma when looking for a job.
2006-12-20 03:06:33 · answer #1 · answered by sherirenee1954 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The actual number of classes varies from school to school because one college may have a class as 3 credits, while another has it for 5. But in general, you'll need somewhere between 20-25 classes, or around 90 credits total.
As for your question regarding how many classes = a credit hour, the KEY here is that a credit hour is 1 hour of instruction. so a 3 credit class would be 3 credit hours.
However, there IS a difference between quarter and semester credits. A semester is longer than a quarter, so semester credits are worth more.
2006-12-20 07:03:21 · answer #2 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AB Degrees usually take 60/90 credit hours to obtain. If your school is on the semester schedule, it is 60. If they are on the quarter schedule, it is 90.
Each class is assigned a credit hour value. For instance English 101 may be assigned a 3 credit hour value...which means there will be 3 hours of class per week.
For each 1 credit hour, you can earn 4 grade points. So, for a 3 credit hour course, you will be attempting 12 grade points toward your GPA.
I agree that any college degree will help you out, but I also agree that real life experience will help you. If you can, work in the business field while you go to school. Most companies will offer an internship for students. Some pay, some don't.
If you are going to do your AB Degree, do a general business track. Don't go off into Management or Marketing or Finance, unless you are sure that you want to focus on one of those fields. The general business course work touches on all of those areas, instead of focusing much of the course work on them.
2006-12-20 04:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by Brandon W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 60 hours can get you most AA degrees depending on school.
2006-12-20 03:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by Kelsey M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't bother. An AA in business is worthless. You are better off getting two years real life experience in the business world.
2006-12-20 02:42:59 · answer #5 · answered by Homer Habilius III 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋