Statute of bikes Grand Duchy of Lithuania, written in Polish. A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a state, city or country.Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy.Statutes are laws made by legislative bodies and distinguished from case law which is decided by courts, and regulations issued by government agencies. Statutes are sometimes referred to as legislation or  black letter law ..his word is used in contradistinction to the common law. Statutes acquire their force from the time of their passage, unless otherwise provided. Statutes are of several kinds; namely, Public or private. Declaratory or remedial.
A student carrying 12 or more credit hours in a fall or spring semester is considered a full-time student. Other definitions: Freshman: a student who has completed fewer than 30 credit hours. Sophomore: a student who has completed 30 or more credit hours. Part time: a student carrying fewer than 12 credit hours in a fall or spring semester.
3 credits-many social science and humanities courses. 4 credits-most math and science classes (to account for labs). 5 credits-some language classes that require a large amount of time in class. Most colleges require that you take at least 12 credits per semester to be considered a full time student. That could be either three or four courses.