The associates degree is designed as a two year program of study as a full-time student provided the student takes the degree as prescribed by the college, and provided the student does not require prerequisite coursework as a result of basic skills testing. There are some programs of study that may take a bit longer depending on the number of credits required. Usually these are programs within the health related fields. In addition, for students who require developmental course work as a result of basic skills testing, it would take longer. How much longer would depend on the extent of the developmental courses they are required to take. Evidently, those individuals who attend college on a part-time based would also extend their time in school. How much longer would depend on the credit load carried each semester. Typically, an associates degree takes between 60 and 64 credits to complete depending on the specific school, program of study, and state mandates.
120 semester hours plus or minus one depending on the school.
Around 60 or so semester hours.
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For institutions that operate on a regular two semester academic year, a bachelors degree can range between 120 and 128 credit hours.
AAB stands for Associate's of Applied Business. This degree usually requires around 60 semester credit hours, or two years, to complete, and prepares the student for an entry level business job.
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If you need 15 credits hours, and your attending a college or university that operates on a regular two semester academic year, you can finish the degree in one semester as a full-time student.
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.
It depends on where you are pursuing the degree and the academic semester system of the institution. Some institutions operate on a semester system, others on a quarter system, while others on a tri-semester system. For example, those colleges and universities that operate on a regular semester system a bachelor's degree can run between 120 to 128 credits. For those on a quarter system it could run approximately 180 credit hours. Thus, I believe the school your are referring to is on a quarter semester system where 180 credit hours would equal 120 credits for institutions that operate on a regular semester system. In this case the 180 credit hours would appear to be correct for a bachelor's degree.
It is because South University operates on a quarter semester system. 182 quarter hours equals approximately 121 semester hours or credit hours. Colleges and universities that operate on a semester system require between 120 and 128 credits.
Credit Requirement A candidate for a Bachelor's Degree must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours, 40 of which must be upper-division credits (level 3000 or above); an Associate Degree a minimum of 60 semester hours; a diploma, a minimum of 50 semester hours; and a one-year certificate, a minimum of 30 semester hours. In addition to the appropriate number of credit hours, to be eligible for graduation a candidate must show satisfactory completion of appropriate program requirements. Only credits earned at regionally accredited institutions are eligible. Schools not regionally accredited include ITT and a other private electronics/vocational schools