Likes Received: 79. Hi Guys, I live in Australia where we don't have EMT's so I was wondering what the role, responsibilities and clinical skills for EMT's are. Where I live all Ambulances are crewed by 2 paramedics. Paramedic training is now a university degree course only and takes 3 years to complete.
You are talking about quarter hours whereas most colleges in the US use semester hours. There's a significant difference in the number of hours but no difference in the amount of time they take to get. 120 semester hours for a bachelor's degree. 180 quarter hours for a bachelor's degree. about 1,920 actual contact hours in a classroom for a bachelor's degree. [if college was a full-time job for 40 hours a week, the bachelor's degree would be only 1 year] No matter which way you slice the hours up - about 4 years for a bachelor's degree.
Best Answer: Master's degrees varying in degree requirements from 30 to 60 semester hours. Most MA programs are about 36 hours. The professional programs like MBA, MPA, MHA tend toward 45 (though some are lower). The counseling degrees tend to be upward of 60 hours. A typical class is 3 semester hours.