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Is there some sort of conversion between credits and credit hours? (HS-College)?
I am an AP student and if you pass the AP examination then you are awarded a certain amount of credits, depending on which college you are planning on attending. Just out of curiosity, I was trying to figure out how much money I'd be saving by taking all of the AP courses in high school (I'm a junior) rather than waiting until I'm actually in college.
Anyways, most colleges will award 5 credits for getting a 4 (B) on the AP exam, some will award 10 for getting a 5 (A). This is where I run into a problem. I've done some research into my own before coming here to ask and college credit is measured by credit hours. Now, I have spent at least 250 hours inside of just one of the AP classes (APUSH, last year) and I am only getting five credits for that. I clearly did not spend only five hours in that class. So is there some way to convert it all or something? At least tell me that I'm not completely wasting my time by taking AP courses in high school.
2 Answers
- Sam SpayedLv 77 years ago
A three-credit class means you go to class for three hours (actually three fifty-minute "hours") for one semester, which is about 15 weeks long (excluding holidays). So to earn three credits in college, you spend about 45 hours in class.
In college, however, most of your work is done outside of the classroom, in reading textbooks, doing homework, researching and writing papers, etc., unlike high school where the teachers tend to "spoon-feed" the students information.
An AP class in high school is most likely a LOT cheaper than a three- or five-credit class in college (since the only additional cost would be the AP exam itself). And you're not really "wasting time" since if you weren't taking an AP class, you'd be taking some other class in which you wouldn't have the chance to earn college credit. Plus AP classes look good to colleges, even if you don't end up earning credit for them.
- Anonymous7 years ago
AP classes are not the same as college classes. Take as many as you can while the credits are free. Once you start having to pay for those credits then you will be glad you did.
