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Did your college courses adhere to the credit hour definition?
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:18 am
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:18 am
A credit hour is defined as 1 hour of class time per week with 2-3 hours of homework/study time per week.
So a 3 hour course should equal approximately 9 hours of work in total per week. More rigorous universities probably push towards 12 hours of work per week, but the average is supposed to be 9.
This is why a 12 hour course load is considered a full time student. 4 classes should amount to 36 hours of total work per week.
A 15 hour course load should be similar to a full time job. You "should" be working 8 hours per day, 5 days a week, to satisfy the full requirements of the courses.
For me, I absolutely did not work that much. I went to class and studied every now and then. Completed homework as needed. My GPA reflected my effort.
So a 3 hour course should equal approximately 9 hours of work in total per week. More rigorous universities probably push towards 12 hours of work per week, but the average is supposed to be 9.
This is why a 12 hour course load is considered a full time student. 4 classes should amount to 36 hours of total work per week.
A 15 hour course load should be similar to a full time job. You "should" be working 8 hours per day, 5 days a week, to satisfy the full requirements of the courses.
For me, I absolutely did not work that much. I went to class and studied every now and then. Completed homework as needed. My GPA reflected my effort.
This post was edited on 10/15/25 at 10:19 am
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Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:20 am to StringedInstruments
Never went to class, took a vyvanse a day or two before the mid term and final and read the text book and did all the practice questions
… so no
… so no
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:23 am to StringedInstruments
Don't know. I never studied till my last quarter
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:23 am to StringedInstruments
I found that this was the standard at LSU 20 years ago to get high Bs or As. Not always but mostly. You could pass a lot of courses with doing 2 hours in class and 2 or 3 hours of homework. It really depended on the level and the professor. Smaller seminars required a lot of prep. Huge 101 type classes not so much.
The better classes had you doing a lot of work at Middleton Library or some lab etc.
The better classes had you doing a lot of work at Middleton Library or some lab etc.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:24 am to StringedInstruments
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For me, I absolutely did not work that much. I went to class and studied every now and then. Completed homework as needed. My GPA reflected my effo
And what was your major?
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:26 am to StringedInstruments
Not even close.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:27 am to StringedInstruments
I worked two jobs and had 15hr semesters. Had zero life
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:38 am to StringedInstruments
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15 hour course load should be similar to a full time job. You "should" be working 8 hours per day, 5 days a week, to satisfy the full requirements of the courses.
frick. That.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 10:39 am to StringedInstruments
business major I assume
When I was in undergrad I was pretty much told exactly that. 3 hours of studying per 1 hour of class was essential to succeed. I was premed so I spent a lot of time studying outside of class but never to that exact ratio
When I was in undergrad I was pretty much told exactly that. 3 hours of studying per 1 hour of class was essential to succeed. I was premed so I spent a lot of time studying outside of class but never to that exact ratio
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:04 am to StringedInstruments
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So a 3 hour course should equal approximately 9 hours of work in total per week.
You sure about that math. They just said you should do the equivalent of 3 study hours per credit, and since I was only getting 3 credits per class for the entire semester...
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:22 am to StringedInstruments
I don’t recall having much homework in college. I recall a few classes where we had either research and/or papers. But I don’t really remember too much homework. I also don’t remember too many classes where you had to show up prepared. For many of us it was just one big cram session for every test.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:27 am to StringedInstruments
I took 6 hr credit design studios where we were.in class 15 hrs per week and had "homework".but were in the studio.Another 20hrs a week. We also had Construction classes that were 3 hr credits,.in class.6 hrs a week and another 10 hrs.a.week homework.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:31 am to StringedInstruments
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A credit hour is defined as 1 hour of class time per week with 2-3 hours of homework/study time per week.
Am I a retard for not having known this?
Following this logic, I didn't study enough my first year or two, but studied too much my next three years, including grad school.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:33 am to Zappas Stache
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I took 6 hr credit design studios where we were.in class 15 hrs per week and had "homework".but were in the studio.Another 20hrs a week. We also had Construction classes that were 3 hr credits,.in class.6 hrs a week and another 10 hrs.a.week homework.
Sorry you can’t get your work done in a efficient manner.
Not surprising for someone who’s dumb enough to think fish isn’t meat though
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:35 am to MMauler
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I don’t recall having much homework in college.
We did, but it was pre-internet or when the web was first widespread.
Researching with the Dewey Decimal system was time consuming.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:42 am to StringedInstruments
Business major here, always took 15 hours. Went to class and actually paid attention, did all assignments that took maybe 1 hour per class per week, and studied about 3 hours the night before tests.
Summary: Averaged about 25 hours per week, which included class time. 1.67 hours per credit hour, maintained a 3.8 GPA.
My Engineering friends easily doubled my workload. Easily
Summary: Averaged about 25 hours per week, which included class time. 1.67 hours per credit hour, maintained a 3.8 GPA.
My Engineering friends easily doubled my workload. Easily
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:44 am to StringedInstruments
Mine was WAY more. Working late every night and weekends.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:45 am to RogerTheShrubber
Chem Engr LSU 1960's.
17-18 hours per semester required to graduate in 4 years
173 hours to complete
Lots of labs with 3 hours of lab per hour credit
Worked full time jobs during the summer to pay for college
Used a slide rule for class calculations, which is slower than today's computors
17-18 hours per semester required to graduate in 4 years
173 hours to complete
Lots of labs with 3 hours of lab per hour credit
Worked full time jobs during the summer to pay for college
Used a slide rule for class calculations, which is slower than today's computors
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:45 am to RogerTheShrubber
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We did, but it was pre-internet or when the web was first widespread.
For which degree?
Posted on 10/15/25 at 11:46 am to jlovel7
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Mine was WAY more. Working late every night and weekends.
You did accounting
There were maybe 3 hard classes, maybe
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