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.
Updated June 12, 2015. How many hours a week do American work? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (February 2015), Americans work an average of 38.6 hours per week, slightly under the 40 hours which has been traditionally considered a typical work week. Men worked an average of 41.1 hours per week.