Determine College Course Credit
At many institutions of higher learning, the number of credit hours a course has determines how much a student pays to take the course, whether a student is considered a full-time or part-time student, what a student's GPA is and how much closer the student is to achieving a particular degree. Typically the number of credit hours for a particular course is included in information distributed to students on the first day of classes. If this wasn't done for a particular class or if you need to determine college course credit under a different circumstance, there are some ways you can determine how many credit hours a particular class is worth.
Instructions
1. Look on your official course schedule for the given semester or quarter. Most schools list each course a student is taking on his schedule, along with the instructor's name, course time, location where the class convenes and its number of credit hours.
2. Call the Bursar's Office for your school. This number will be one of the main numbers listed in your local phone book for your college. Tell the representative who answers the phone that you would like to determine how many credit hours you are billed for a particular course. You will likely need to provide the name of the course, the course number as well as the instructor's name. The Bursar's Office is the office at a college responsible for billing students for courses.
3. Log on to your online account with the college. Enter your user name and password to enter into your college's student system. Click on "View Credit Hours." Here, you will be able to determine how many credit hours you are earning for current and past courses you have taken.
4. Check the class catalog for your school for the given semester or quarter. Typically, classes are listed first alphabetically by the name of the area of study like "political science" or "journalism." Then, they are listed by the class number like "101." Look for your specific class name and instructor name to find the listing for your particular course.
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