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NAP Wrote:Hi again!
I know there is a guideline for undergraduate courses like "plan to spend 3 hours per week for each semester hour of credit. For a 3 credit course, plan on 9 hours per week" for homework. (taken and modified from EC website) Math and science courses with labs can be more hours.
Is there a similar guideline for graduate courses? What is it? How much time should I plan for math and science related grad coursework?
Thanks so much for your help!
Actually your 9 hours/week per 3 credits looks pretty good. WGU is really pushing 20 hours a week for 8-9 credits (competencies), so that sounds about right.
Remember it all comes down to you and what you bring to the table...I never spent more than an hour or two a week on the Writing intensive course at WNMU and I got what I felt was a pretty easy "A"....so it really varies greatly I would say.
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It's pretty clear. If it's not on the list of required courses, you don't need it. However, it would probably be extremely helpful to know it. Just study the khan academy section of linear algebra, excellent course, free.
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Thank you!
Khan Academy seems like a good place to start.
Isn't it unusual for graduate students to take 15 credits per semester like they would for undergraduate courses? I assumed that meant the courses required 2-3 times the work. I am sure I will be at the high end of the estimate, but it's nice to know the coursework may not be quite as time-consuming as I had imagined.
I am curious about more experiences with this, too.
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NAP Wrote:Thank you!
Khan Academy seems like a good place to start.
Isn't it unusual for graduate students to take 15 credits per semester like they would for undergraduate courses? I assumed that meant the courses required 2-3 times the work. I am sure I will be at the high end of the estimate, but it's nice to know the coursework may not be quite as time-consuming as I had imagined.
I am curious about more experiences with this, too.
I'm taking 12 credits this term and fully expect to have my arse kicked completely. 15?
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cookderosa Wrote:I'm taking 12 credits this term and fully expect to have my arse kicked completely. 15?
Wow, Jennifer! I thought 2 courses (6 credits) would be a lot for one semester of graduate school. What is a reasonable estimate of the time you are needing per week for each course, especially your science courses? Is it taking 10 hours per course or a lot more?
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