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Post by devilbat on May 8, 2013 22:04:51 GMT -5
Other subjects are not 3 units, mostly 1 semester is less than 30 units,...
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Post by apache2k12 on May 9, 2013 1:03:42 GMT -5
here in Pakistan ,, we have 4 year programs .. nearly every where .. 8 SEMSTERS
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Post by aleedx on May 9, 2013 3:05:04 GMT -5
Holy sh*t. 33+ units?! Or is the system different over there? It is 32 units. lol. It ranges from 28-32 units for Engineering here. But anyone can take less. But expect more years in Engineering. HAHAHA  |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2013 18:07:21 GMT -5
Holy sh*t. 33+ units?! Or is the system different over there? It is 32 units. lol. It ranges from 28-32 units for Engineering here. But anyone can take less. But expect more years in Engineering. HAHAHA Are the courses broken down in any way? Example: There are community colleges in my area that break down the traditional 16 week semester into two 8 week sessions. You can take Physics I in the first 8 weeks and Physics II in the second 8 weeks. It allows you to complete series of courses faster and take on 20+ credits. Did you have all 10-11 subjects at once or were they broken down in 5/6 at a time and then switch halfway through? |
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Post by FPEPro on May 9, 2013 18:32:14 GMT -5
This varies drastically around the world. I've been to schools where a calculus class was one credit, and I've seen the same class as high as eight credits. It just depends on the school and the location.
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Post by aleedx on May 9, 2013 20:03:30 GMT -5
It is 32 units. lol. It ranges from 28-32 units for Engineering here. But anyone can take less. But expect more years in Engineering. HAHAHA Are the courses broken down in any way? Example: There are community colleges in my area that break down the traditional 16 week semester into two 8 week sessions. You can take Physics I in the first 8 weeks and Physics II in the second 8 weeks. It allows you to complete series of courses faster and take on 20+ credits. Did you have all 10-11 subjects at once or were they broken down in 5/6 at a time and then switch halfway through? No breaking down thingy. I got those 10 and 11 subjects in one semester. Anyway, the semestre here is 5 months. So, I battled with those subjects, 10-11 subjects in 5 months. HAHA |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2013 20:03:46 GMT -5
This varies drastically around the world. I've been to schools where a calculus class was one credit, and I've seen the same class as high as eight credits. It just depends on the school and the location. Chris Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards That's true. Both Calc I and II were a combined 10 credits in my case at uni, but my high school had dual enrollment Calc I/II at 3 each. I'm still curious about the 32 credits thing though. |
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Post by FPEPro on May 9, 2013 21:32:26 GMT -5
This varies drastically around the world. I've been to schools where a calculus class was one credit, and I've seen the same class as high as eight credits. It just depends on the school and the location. Chris Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards That's true. Both Calc I and II were a combined 10 credits in my case at uni, but my high school had dual enrollment Calc I/II at 3 each. I'm still curious about the 32 credits thing though. It's possible if they are on a half-year schedule. Some universities are on a half-year (6 months) per semester. While some are 3-4 months. One school I attended did the quarter system, so it was easily possible to have 80 credits per year at that school. But it took like 180 credits to graduate there though. As I said, the credit methods change drastically between schools. Also, I know some schools in other countries break subjects up into more pieces. Like, I took Calculus 1, 2, and 3. But some schools break it into 4 or 5 classes. I've also seen Ord-DiffEq done as a one or two semester course. Same again with physics, where it is commonly presented as either a tough 3 class sequence or a 4 to 5 course sequence at other schools. There's allot of variation out there. From a personal note, I did greater than 25 credits in a single semester in the United States in three separate semesters, with a high of 27, and I can say that was damn difficult. I ate, slept (a little), and did schoolwork. There was no time for anything else. Doing over 30 credits at a State-side university seems highly unlikely due to the workload and the scheduling conflicts you would definitely encounter. It might be a possibility at a foreign university where the individual classes were less intensive or more refined to a select group of topics rather than the massively encompassing classes often taught in US universities. I know of some schools over-seas that present an entire class on a subject that might just be one of 20 chapters we would cover in a single (blow-your-brains-out) class. So without the precise details of the curriculum, it's hard to make a comparison. Chris |
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Post by FPEPro on May 9, 2013 22:04:48 GMT -5
@jamesisahokie and Deez Ahhh, I see where the 32 units is being mentioned. That is in the Philippines and I understand completely why that happens. I lived there for awhile and once upon a time was going to Teach there permanently at La Salle. Their unit loads are on average much higher there than in the states. And they also tend to break up those big classes into more manageable pieces rather than rolling them into a single ridiculously hard class. Because of that their units per semester look very hard, but the load in reality is a little lighter than a comparable program state-side. This is why their engineering programs are 5 year programs there. Chris |
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Post by Deez on May 9, 2013 22:56:28 GMT -5
@jamesisahokie and Deez Ahhh, I see where the 32 units is being mentioned. That is in the Philippines and I understand completely why that happens. I lived there for awhile and once upon a time was going to Teach there permanently at La Salle. Their unit loads are on average much higher there than in the states. And they also tend to break up those big classes into more manageable pieces rather than rolling them into a single ridiculously hard class. Because of that their units per semester look very hard, but the load in reality is a little lighter than a comparable program state-side. This is why their engineering programs are 5 year programs there. Chris I figured something like that had to be in place. 10-11 courses/30+ units here is the states is an unbelievable workload. |
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Post by Alleviation on May 23, 2013 7:44:46 GMT -5
Here in Philippines.. Engineering Program would take 5 years of your life. No matter how Genius you are from High School. +1 for this. Genius is Genius, Engineering is 5 years. PERIOD. :> |
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Post by FPEPro on May 23, 2013 10:26:27 GMT -5
It's simply because universities in the Philippines charge tuition differently than many places do. It's all about money. In the states, if you want to take extra classes and finish early then they usually don't care. Because they charge you for each class separate, it doesn't matter when you take it. I completed my first degree in 2.5 years instead of the normal four.
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Post by aleedx on May 23, 2013 12:18:41 GMT -5
It's simply because universities in the Philippines charge tuition differently than many places do. It's all about money. In the states, if you want to take extra classes and finish early then they usually don't care. Because they charge you for each class separate, it doesn't matter when you take it. I completed my first degree in 2.5 years instead of the normal four. Chris Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards Yeah, youre right.  |
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