what exactly are college credits?

Question

ive asked other people but i just dont understand. so can someone please explain it to me in DETAIL?

Answer 1

It's how many hours you spend in that class per week.

The full term is actually a "college credit hour".

Most classes are 3, but some like Chemistry are actually 5 credit hours. You have to have a minimum number of college credit hours to graduate. Just like you did when you were in high school. To be considered "Full time" in college, you need to be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours (usually 4 classes). Which means that you will spend 12 hours physically in class PER WEEK. Nothing like high school!! You can actually take up to 21 credit hours if you want to get finished quicker.
Good Luck - hope it helps!

Answer 2

Credits are a way to track how much time and effort you should spend on a given course, or how much time you should spend in a classroom for that course. It might also determine how much it costs to take that class.

For example, when I was in school, I took several math classes. A 3 credit class meant that the class met 3 hours each week. It was probably 1 hour a day, on 3 different days. A 4 credit class meant the class met for 4 hours - maybe 4 different days, maybe 2 hours/day on 2 days. If each credit costs $100, the 4 credit class added $400 to my tuition bill.

So if you're in high school now, and you have an english course that meets 1 hour/day for 5 days/week for one semester, that's about equivalent to a 5 credit college course, at least in the amount of time you spend in class.

Oh, and study hard and do well in these classes in high school, or you'll have to take remedial classes in college. And a lot of colleges charge $100 per credit hour, or more. Some are a LOT more. You're getting a bargain in high school, whether you realize it or not.

Answer 3

College credits are basically points assigned to a class. Usually, the higher the credit amount, the harder the class. You need to accumulate a certain amount of credits in order to graduate. You earn the credits after successfully completing the class.

So, for example, I am taking 5 classes this semester, each worth 3 credits. If I successfully complete each class, I will have earned 15 credits. I need 120 credits to graduate. So If I took classes worth 15 credits each semester, it would take me 8 semesters to graduate.

Hope that helps explain things.

Answer 4

Every class you take in college is worth a certain number of credits - somewhere between 1 and 4, typically. A math class might be worth 3, a seminar class 1, and a lab class 4 (3 for the class and 1 for the lab section). You need a certain number of credits to graduate.