What do you mean by 33 semester credit hours?

Answer 1

For colleges and universities that operate on a regular semester system, 30 credits would be approximately two years for a full-time student. 30 credits places a student at sophomore student status.

Answer 2

Answer 1: All colleges and universities give each class a certain "credit" amount. The reason is because any degree is nothing but a certain number of credits in certain courses or course areas, all added-up until one has earned 60 semester credit hours for a two-year associates degree, or 120 semester credit hours for a four-year bachelors degree.

In schools which operate on the "semester credit hour" system, one class, or course, is typically worth three (3) semester credit hours. So, then, 33 semester credit hours would be eleven (11) classes or courses.

If one is pursuing a bachelors degree, one normally takes a total of ten (10) classes or courses (worth a total of 30 semester credit hours) per year (five courses, or 15 semester credit hours) per semester... for a toal of forty (40) courses (120 semester credit hours) for the entire four-year bachelors degree.

If one is pursuing an associates degree, one normally takes the same amount of courses per semester, and they're worth the same amount per course, but one only takes half as many: Twenty (20) courses, each worth 3 semester credit hours, for a grand total of 60 semester credit hours for the entire two-year associates degree.

Unfortunately, it can become complicated if the school doesn't happen to use the "semester credit hour system." If it doesn't, then it almost certainly uses what's called the "quarter credit system." In that system, each course is worth "four quarter credits" (not "semester credit hours" but, rather, "quarter credits" or sometimes called just "four credits." The words "semester" or "hour" are not involved in how one speaks of credits when the school uses the "quarter credit system."

And, additionally, the number of credits needed to earn a bachelors degree is different at a school which uses the "quarter credits" system rather than the "semester credit hours" system. At schools that use the "quarter credit" system, an associates degree is worth 90 quarter credits (instead of 60 semester credit hours), and a bachelors degree is worth 180 quarter credits (instead of 120 semester credit hours).

So, then...

an associates degree of 60 semester credit hours at a school that's on the "semester credit hours" system is eqivalent to an associates degree of 90 quarter credits at a school that's on the "quarter credits" system; and,

a bachelors degree of 120 semester credit hours at a school that's on the "semester credit hours" system is equivalent to a bachelors degree of 180 quarter credits at a school that's on the "quarter credit" system.

However, whether the school uses the "semester credit hour" system, or the "quarter credits" system, the amount of work needed to complete the degree is about the same in both cases. It's just that the credit values assigned to each course (and to the degrees, themselves, of course) are slightly different.

So, then, 33 semester credit hours is equivalent to around 48 or 49, give or take, quarter credits.

And 33 semester credit hours is equivalent to around one (1) full year (two semesters) of full-time study at most colleges and universities.

At most schools, 12 semester credit hours (or four courses) per semester is the minimum amount that one needs to take in order to be considered a "full time" student. Five courses (15 semester credit hours) is most common; and six courses (18 semester credit hours) is usually the most that most colleges will allow a student to take per semester unless s/he gets special permission.

So, then, five (5) courses, each worth three (3) semester credit hours, for a total of 15 semester credit hours, is what most students take per semester if they're "full time" students. If they do that for two semesters (or, in other words, one year) then they earn 30 semester credit hours for the year. If they then do that for four years, then they earn 30x4=120 semester credit hours over the four year period...

...and that's an entire bachelors degree! (Or, if they do it for only two years, then that's equivalent to an associates degree.)

Answer 3

If you are referring to class contact hours, then for colleges and universities that operate on a regular semester system, one credit equals 16 hours of class contact time. Thus, 30 time 16 would be 480 hours of class contact time.

Answer 4

For institutions that operate on a regular two semester academic year, it would take approximately two semesters (one academic year).

Answer 5

For colleges and universities that operate on a two semester academic year, 30 credits is typically equivalent to one academic year.