Joplin, MO: CBSA Type: Metro: CBSA Division: CBSA Division Name: CBSA Population: 175,518: CBSA Division Population: 0: MSA: 3710: MSA Name: Joplin, MO MSA: PMSA: PMSA Name: City State Key: W16370: Preferred Last Line Key: W16370
3 credit hours (1 course) = 3 hours in class per week = 6-9 hours study time per week. 12 credit hours (4 courses) = 12 hours in class per week = 24-36 hours study time per week. Full time students enroll in 12 - 18 credit hours per semester. Part time students enroll in 1 - 11 credit hours per semester. The course load that is best for you depends on a variety of factors, such as other commitments, study skills, time management skills, and self discipline.
Four or five normal size courses (3 or 4 credit-hour-units per course) per semester (15 to 16 credit-hour-units total) is a typical full time college student course load.But note that many colleges of courses of varying credit-hour-units, supposedly proportional to workload.'m a high school junior and next year I'll be taking all dual enrollment courses (finished high school requirements) either at a top 50 university or a mediocre state university in the same city (depends what I get into).