Credit Points (1 Viewer)

[RANK 1]

What are they and how do they work?

 

[hungwell1337]

like a unit in the HSC, except most subjects are 6 credits, instead of 2 units, and uni requires e.g. 144 credits, instead of 10 units

it will be pretty self explanatory when you get into uni

 

[Absolutezero]

Yeah, think of credit points as units. In high school, normally 1 subject is worth 2 points. In uni, 1 subject equals 6 points.

 

[RANK 1]

so... u just have to pass 144 units to graduate?

 

[Absolutezero]

so... u just have to pass 144 units to graduate?

Yes, it's 144 credit points that need to be passed.

 

[-may-cat-]

You take units (subjects) to earn credit points.
To complete a degree, you must fulfill the credit point requirements for that degree, say 96 overall.
If you take a unit worth 3 credit points and pass that unit, those 3 credit points will contribute towards the 96 you need to earn overall to complete the degree. If you fail, you do not earn the 3 credit points.
Credit point systems differ between universities, at one university a unit may be worth 3 credit points each, at another it may be worth 6.

 

[ajdlinux]

Depends on uni, different unis use different values (although 6 is a fairly common number) and also different terminology (e.g. at ANU you do a 'course' to earn 6 'units', as opposed to doing a 'unit' to earn 6 'credit points').