How long is an average day in college/university?

Question

Including the average studying time out of class. I know that you pick your own classes, but how long do people usually take them a day?

Answer 1

The average full-time course load is 15 hours a week which would be roughly 3 hours a day in class on average in a five-day week. However, you can schedule all MWF or T-Th or a blend, so there is no consistent correct answer.

The out-of-class time depends entirely on the individual's work ethic and the classes that one is taking in a given semester. Some students hardly work outside of class (probably for papers and necessary homework an absolute minimum of about 5 hours of a week), and many will work up to three times as many hours outside of class as they do in (over 40 hours).

I know there is a lot of range there, but the variance is great.

Answer 2

My "average" course load was 18 credits a semester as I was a music major. Yet, I still managed to have a lot of free-time. What you just have to find is a balance. I'm more of a nightowl, so I found it easier to study in the evenings than in the mornings or between classes during the day. My freebie daytime hours were filled with practising, last minute cramming for a paper or test, relaxing, or whatever I felt like I needed to do. Then, a few evenings a week, I would work on campus. It provided a small paycheck, but I was still able to study and the extra cash didn't hurt. :)

Answer 3

Classes are 50 minutes 3x a week or 1hr 15 minutes 2x a week.


It's recommended that you study/review for 3 hours for every hour you are in class. Chances are, you wont. I probably put in 2 hours of work a night (and I'm on the President's List).

Most people have 2-3 classes a day so you're really in class for about 15 hours a week.

Answer 4

The average basic course takes up three hours of class time per week. At many colleges, this means two 1 1/2-hour classes (such as on a Tuesday/Thursday schedule) or three 1-hour classes (MWF schedule). You're not likely to get all of your classes conveniently lumped together back-to-back, especially in freshman year, so you'll probably be on campus at different times each day, with several empty blocks of time between classes. Believe me, you'll quickly fill these up with homework, extracurriculars and quick naps.

If you're taking a course with more credits than the usual (for example a science course with a lab, or a foreign language course), you'll have more than three hours of class time per week. The schedule you put together during the registration process will give you this informaiton.

The general rule of thumb is to allow 2-3 hours of study time per hour spent in class (as a college teacher, I assume a 2:1 ratio and design homework accordingly). So if you're taking a full-time load, you'll probably be spending about as much time on it, either in or out of class, as you would on a full-time job. Many students spend considerably less than this by finding ways to skip readings and throw together papers at the last minute. You might get away with this -- no guarantees. But no matter what, you'll definitely spend more time on your school work out of class than you will in class.

Answer 5

It depends really. I took four 3 hour classes in one day during one semester, four 2 hour classes split up between two days during another one, and I've taken three 3 hour classes, an internet class, and a class independently in one semester. This semester I'm only taking two classes, one online, and the other an internship for credit. Basically it just depends on how much time you want to spend in class each week. I think most people take either two or four classes a semester though.

I hope that answered your question!

Answer 6

Well, each class is about 3 hours a week.. ie.. an hour and a half each class. It is recommended that you study 3 hours per credit. So, if you are taking 12 credits which is considered full time status, that's about 40 hours a week. Think of college as a full time job.

Answer 7

on average people spend 15 hours in classes per week. Depending on the courses youre taking, the outside work may be a lot or a little. I would try to avoid taking alot of liberal art courses at once because that could add up to alot of reading and writing papers.

Answer 8

My drive time is 1 hour each way. My class time is 5 hours. My study time is about 2-3 hours each night and I also study weekends. I did not pick my own classes. I enrolled in an associate program and was given my schedule. I go Monday through Friday. I am in an accellerated program.