In addition to the basic requirements of college, medical school and residency, some physicians choose to go on to programs called fellowships. A fellowship program offers one to three years of additional training for specialty fields.
Quarter credit hours represent proportionately less work than semester hours due to the shorter terms, about two-thirds of a semester credit hour. Thus, a bachelorâs degree at an institution on the quarter calendar may require a minimum of 180 quarter hours, which compares to 120 semester hours.
Quick Answer. Any amount of hours that do not exceed 40 hours per week are considered part-time hours. Most companies consider the traditional part-time hours to be 20 to 37 1/2 hours per week. However, under the Obama administration, new part-time hours have been re-defined as 30 hours per week or more. This law is designed to deter small business owners from hiring more part-time workers, which actually costs the business more money, and to make sure that part-time workers get more work hours and more benefits from their employers.