It takes generally two years for the MA. That amounts to about 30-40 units.
It depends on the degree and the school... My masters will take 36 semester hours, but there is another in the same field that is only 18 hours.
It means that to obtain a Bachelor's degree recognized in the US you have to obtain about another 40 to 50 credit hours. This is particularly important if you are applying for graduate school.
Answer 1: All associates degrees take two years to earn if they're pursued "full time"......meaning the student taking 15 semester credit hours per semester, for two semester (or 30 semester credit hours) per year, for two years, thereby earning the associate's degree's typical 60 semester credit hours. A bachelors degree, by way of reference, is double that: 120 semester credit hours, which typically takes a full-time student four years.It matters not what is the subject. The associates degree, regardless of subject, typically takes a full-time student two (2) years to earn.
The master's degree can take approximately two to three years to complete, depending on the specific program of study, the credit load carried per semester, and provided you take the degree as prescribed by the college or university.
Around 60 or so semester hours.
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A Master of Social Work (MSW) program typically consists of 60 semester hours of coursework. This can vary slightly depending on the specific program and school, but 60 semester hours is a common requirement for MSW programs.
You would expect an undergraduate degree to require 120 credit hours or more , and a masters, possibly 30 credit hours or more. But a research oriented masters that called for trapping or observing wildlife can be very unpredictable - and need many more hours to complete - and the same applies to a PhD.
A masters in education runs approximately 33 to 36 credit hours.
For institutions that operate on a regular two semester academic year, a bachelors degree can range between 120 and 128 credit hours.
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