definition of 60 credit hours of study?

Question

i am applying to law school and was told that i would need at least 60 credit hours of study (or 60 tested hours) does anyone know what that means?

Answer 1

The minimum requirement to apply to law school is either 2 or 3 years of full time study which equates to 60 or 90 semester hours of class.

60 semester hours = 20 3 hour classes
90 semester hours = 30 3 hour classes

Understand, most law school applicants have completed the bachelor's degree (120 semester hours) and have a distinct and significant advantage over those who have only 2-3 years of undergraduate.

"Tested hours" means you've used standardized testing (CLEP, DANTES, ECE, AP, IB) etc. to aquire your credit.

Answer 2

Typically, it equates to the number of hours a class meets per week. Most grad school classes are 4 or 5 credit hours - so you're looking at 12 - 15 classes for the program.

Answer 3

60 (quarter) hours would be about
15 hours a quarter, which usually = 5 classes
to get 60 hours, would take 4 quarters of study
(or , about 20 different classes)


i don't know if they are referring to the numbers of hours you need to get INTO law school or if that is the number of hours to get out - to complete the degree

Answer 4

Sure, it means you need to succcessfully complete 20 university classes, which are typically your GED classes. Do you have below 60 hours? 60 hours is typically what a student needs to be considered a junior.