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.
For discussion purposes only. â¢For those programs subject to the clock. to credit hour conversion, the new. conversion formula provided in. regulation is: âOne semester or trimester credit hour is. equal to at least 37.5 clock hours. âOne quarter credit hour is equal to at.