What does (credit hours) term in universities stand for ?

Question

When you talk about registering courses in universities, the first thing to consider is the credit hours, those who deals with it, can you please explains what does it refer to ? I know most courses has 3 credit hours, but what does this 3 mean in particular ?

Thank you v. much.

Answer 1

The credits refer to the amount each class is worth. For a bachelor's degree you usually need 120 or more credits. This class is worth 3 credits out of your 120. Credit hours are important for knowing if you're a full-time or part-time student. If you take less than 12 all together in a semester, you are considered a part-time student. If you take more than 12 per semester, you're a fulltime.

Answer 2

It roughly translates into the number of hours per week you are in lecture while taking into consideration of any lab time. So a 3 credit hour class means, roughly, that you will be in lecture 3 hours per week. Most schools will divide the three hours into 3 one hour lectures or 2 - 1.5 hour lectures.

Answer 3

the class is about 3 hrs long per week....that usually about 50mins-1hr per session  every other day...if it's 5hrs then it means everyday or if its 1credit hr, at least one hr once a week..credit hour goes towards your graduation and to be able to graduate with a bachelor degree  you would need at least 124-130 credit hour total...