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College credits VS hours

I am applying for a job that requests that I have 30 sem hours of college, I currently have 48 credits. I was told that 1 credit is = to 1 hour? does anyone know this? I am confsed!?!?!

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SkylaReneeMom

Asked by SkylaReneeMom at 10:35 PM on Aug. 7, 2012 in Back To School

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  • Depends on the college and whether they were a quarterly or semester schedule. If it is 48 credirs at a college that was divided into Senesters you should be fine. If it was a quarterly schedule you might have to double check your transcripts and what teh equivalent would be,.
    KristiS11384

    Answer by KristiS11384 at 10:37 PM on Aug. 7, 2012

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  • Yup-
    I.e.
    A one hour class is normally worth 1 cr
    A 3 hour class is normally worth 3 cr
    So 48 credits = 48 hours
    Good Luck with the job
    feralxat

    Answer by feralxat at 10:38 PM on Aug. 7, 2012

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  • Kristi is right. Some don't care much whether it was 30 credits/quarter hours/semester hours...but there is a difference between quarter hours and semester hours if they want to get specific. Semester hours are longer than quarter hours. You should be fine either way if you have 48 credits.
    Mom-2-3-Girlz

    Answer by Mom-2-3-Girlz at 10:40 PM on Aug. 7, 2012

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  • I know that I get 3 credits a class, but I switch classes every 9 weeks and only take two classes at a time! So I guess thats what had me confused!?
    SkylaReneeMom

    Comment by SkylaReneeMom (original poster) at 10:41 PM on Aug. 7, 2012

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  • Semester hours are slightly longer though as they count for 1.5 credits per hour. In which case she would need a minimum of 45 credits...so at 48 she still qualifies!
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    Answer by KristiS11384 at 10:41 PM on Aug. 7, 2012

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  • It says semester hours
    SkylaReneeMom

    Comment by SkylaReneeMom (original poster) at 10:41 PM on Aug. 7, 2012

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  • I know that I get 3 credits a class, but I switch classes every 9 weeks and only take two classes at a time! So I guess thats what had me confused!?

    That's a quaterly schedule.
    KristiS11384

    Answer by KristiS11384 at 10:42 PM on Aug. 7, 2012

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  • So 45 Quarterly hours= 30 semester hours
    KristiS11384

    Answer by KristiS11384 at 10:43 PM on Aug. 7, 2012

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  • Here's what I want to know... You can sit in classes for hours, but that doesn't mean you'll pass them! Don't they just want to know your GPA??
    PartyGalAnne

    Answer by PartyGalAnne at 5:14 AM on Aug. 8, 2012

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  • I go to school on line so I do not sit in classes, they did not even ask for my GPA
    SkylaReneeMom

    Comment by SkylaReneeMom (original poster) at 4:20 PM on Aug. 8, 2012

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