I haven’t gone to college before. I need to figure out how much time I need to have available for school. How do I figure this out?
College offers classes in the morning, afternoon, and evenings. We also offer online and hybrid courses. You can take whatever course you want during any time of day that works with your schedule if you have the pre-requisite courses needed. You need to be in class for as many hours a week as the amount of contact hours you are registered for. A typical three-credit class will meet twice a week for 90 minutes. (1.5 hours x 2 times a week = 3 hours per week in class.) You should allow 2-3 hours of homework per hour per week that you are in class. (3 credit hours x 2 hours = 6 hours to study for one class.) So, if you are taking 12 credit hours, you will probably need 24-36 hours of study time to be successful in school. It is hard to be successful in school if you work too much or don’t have enough time to study.