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Report Abuse. Well a semester is half a year for starts. Semester hours is the amount of credit hours a student takes in a semester, usually for a college or university to count towards a degree. So in other words, 8 Semester hours is 8 credits in half a year.
Answers. Best Answer: It depends on how long each semester is at any particular school. For example, at the university where I work at, a semester is 16 weeks long. Take into consideration holidays, a semester is roughly 75 days long. The length of the semester depends on the school and the observed holidays. Best wishes!