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credits?
I'm not from the states. I don't know your systems and stuff. I want to apply for college in the US, but i have one basic question. What is credits? It's always by course listings? I don't understand...What do they measure? Please help!
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credits are a way to measure how many courses you take and their difficulty
you need a certain numbers to graduate and each class has a set amount
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Credits are points that you earn to get your degree. If you are going for an Associates Degree, you usually have to have 60 credits to graduate. For each course, you get anywhere from 2-4 credit points. It should show you how many credits you get for each class you attend. So, if you were to take 5 classes in one semester, and they were all 3 credit points each (which they normally are), then you have gained 15 credit hours for one semester. That leaves you 45 more credit hours to go. Usually, you have to be in school for 4 semesters to get a degree equaling 60 credit hours. I hope this makes sense. Good Luck!!
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