what are college credits?

Faustino Mellerson: I can help! College credits are the classes you take. For example College Algebra is 3 college credits. So once you take that class and SUCCESSFULLY complete it, you will have 3 college credits. Credits are sometimes referred as hours. Just talk to the academic counselor at your school. They know how much credits a class is. For instance, a science class would generally be 3 credits. The lab would be 1 credit. I take Anatomy and Physiology and that's 3 credits. I also take the lab. That's 1 credit. So I have a total of 4 credits. This semester I take a total of 6 classes which are a total of 16 hours (credits)!...Show more

Bruno Galasso: Credits (also sometimes called hours or points) are how a college measures how many classes you've taken. You get a certain number of credits per class you successfully complete (with a passing grade), and the number of credits depends on the college and what type of class it is. (For example, a science class mig! ht be more credits because it will also have a lab in addition to the lecture). The 75-76 credits you need is what your college requires to graduate with a degree, so over your the (maybe more, maybe less) semesters you spend at college, you will accumulate that many credits and then graduate with your degree....Show more