q. how much time can i expect to spend on class each week?
it's hard to determine the exact amount of time it takes to complete course work since each student brings a different background of knowledge to each assignment. typically, students can expect each semester credit to equal about 42 hours of total student work per course, and each quarter credit to equal about 28 hours of total student work per course.
for example, a student taking a 5-credit, quarter-based course that runs 11 weeks should expect to spend at least 13 hours on course work each week. a semester-based student taking a 3-credit course that runs 8 weeks should expect 