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The rule of thumb is that '100'-level courses are for first year undergrads, '200'-level for second years, '300' level for 3rd years, '400' for fourth years, an
by smanek 17y ago
The rule of thumb is that '100'-level courses are for first year undergrads, '200'-level for second years, '300' level for 3rd years, '400' for fourth years, and '500'-level for graduate courses.
There are, obviously, a lot of exceptions. Many people will take 200/300 level courses their first year if they are comfortable with the subject. And a handful of schools use entirely different systems - my current school uses '000'-level to denote 'introductory' courses, '100'-level for 'advanced' undergrad, and '200'-level to signify a graduate course.
- jonsen 17y agoThanks again. Would you care to enlighten me on another puzzling educational expression: one-term course. For example you may see in the teachers guide of a textbook: This can be covered in a one-term course. How much 'study volume' i.e. study hours total does such a one-term course comprise?
- smanek 17y agoOne term is a semester, which is ~ 4months. Most classes meet about 4 hours a week, so ~60 hours of class time per term. Profs always say you should spend 2 hours studying out of class for every hour in class, but very few people do that - I probably average about 1 hour out of class per 3 hours in class (but some classes take far more time). So, figure a bare minimum of 60 hours, an average of about 80 hours, and an upper bound of about 200 hours (very rare, but there are a few classes that have problem sets from hell).
- jonsen 17y agoI see. Several culture and subculture dependent interpretation issues here too. No further questions. You may rest :)