So, uhhh, 1.5 semester hours is equal to one quarter hour? What's the math formula for translating semester hours into the equivalent of quarter hours?
(1.5) S.H. = Q.H. So, if I have 36 semester credits, then it translates into 54 quarter credits e.g. (1.5)36=54. Got it!!! Thanks!!!
Two other ways to look at it: There are 3 quartes to a regular year vesus 2 semesters: Thus 3/2 = 1.5 Also most quarter systems require about 180 credit hours to graduate (mine did) versus most semeste systems require 120 credit hours: Thus 180/120 = 1.5
The ratio of quarter hours to semester hours is typically 3:2, as Mike Albrecht pointed out. A 120-s.h. bachelors would be a 180-q.h. degree. My MBA at National was--back then--75 quarter hours. That would be 50 s.h. However, it really was comprised of 15 courses, which would normally translate to 45 s.h., not 50. National now awards 4.5 q.h. per course, and requires 13 courses (58.5 q.h.) for the MBA. Rich
Clearing the confusion Guys... you might want to review your Algebra and re-calculate... As in: (3 Semester Hours) * X = (5 Quarter Hours) Where X is the conversion ration. Then X = (5 Quarter Hours) / (3 Semester Hours) X = 1.666666666 If you reverse, (3 Semester Hours) * 1.6666666 = (5 Quarter Hours) Therefore if you have, lets say, 12 semester courses (@ 3 credits each) that would transfer then that would make: 12 Semester Courses * 3 credits = 36 Semester Credits Then (36 Semester Credits) * 1.66666 = 59.99999 Quarter Hours (Rounded: 60 Quarter Hours). Hope this clears the slight confusion.
Except that the ratio isn't 5:3 or 3:5. It is 4.5:3, or 3:2, or 1.5:1, not 1.666:1. My illustration was about how National was awarding 5 q.h. per course, and has reduced it to 4.5.
