Credit Calculations for American schools

[Loving123]

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Hello guys!

I have been searching SDN site in order to see the US school credit system.
I heard that some posts are saying 1 credit = 3 credit hours.
In Canada, we have half year course which is 0.5 credit and full year course which is 1.0 credit.
Does this mean if the school requires 6 credit of English I need to take 4 half year courses?
(most of the courses in my school-U of T- are half year based.)

Also, our school do not consider the lab hours separately.
For example, I took 2 organic chem courses with the lab components which is 0.5 x 2 = 1.0 credit.
However, the most of the school that I will apply requires 6-8 semester hours (credit).

I am so confused with this system.
Do you mind explaining this system?

Thank you so much and sorry if this is already been asked🙂

 

[UWO2014]

3 credit hours (US) = 0.5 credit in Canada
6 credit hours (US) = 1.0 credit in Canada.

With Lab you could just write 3 credit hours per term.

Edit: I do remember people writing 4 for half term with lab, because they included the lab component, but I wrote 3 credit hours and was ok throughout the cycle. Someone else could put some input about this

 

[Loving123]

3 credit hours (US) = 0.5 credit in Canada
6 credit hours (US) = 1.0 credit in Canada.

With Lab you could just write 3 credit hours per term.

Edit: I do remember people writing 4 for half term with lab, because they included the lab component, but I wrote 3 credit hours and was ok throughout the cycle. Someone else could put some input about this

Thanks! So If I did two 0.5 credit biology classes with the lab component, is it 8 credit hours??
(cause some schools are saying that they require 8 credit hours to fulfill the requirement)

 

[UWO2014]

I think its 8 credit hours.. I remember my friends putting it as 8 credit hour before. Not 100% sure though!
I think I had 6 credit for those school require 8, but I think they are aware that Lab are included in that 3 credit

 

[Loving123]

I think its 8 credit hours.. I remember my friends putting it as 8 credit hour before. Not 100% sure though!
I think I had 6 credit for those school require 8, but I think they are aware that Lab are included in that 3 credit

Thanks! I will double check with the school that I am going to apply!