Credit Hours

In general, a full course counts as 1 credit hour. Some homeschools count hours spent on the material (120 - 180 hours per credit), and some homeschools consider completing a curriculum or course of study as one credit hour.

Some courses, such as a semester long American Government or Economics course, may count as 0.5 credit hours.

Dual Credit classes general count as 1 credit hour for a semester long college course.