Credit Hours Calculator

What is a Credit Hour?

AIC uses the industry-standard Carnegie Unit to define credit hours for both traditional and distance courses.

Each credit hour corresponds to a minimum of 3 hours of student engagement per week for a traditional 14-week course or 6 hours per week for a 7-week course. This time may be spent on discussions, readings and lectures, study and research, and assignments.

Most courses at AIC are three credit hours.

Credits to be earned7-week course hours per week8-week course hours per week14-week course hours per week
1 credit6 hours5 hours3 hours
3 credits18 hours16 hours9 hours
6 credits36 hours32 hours18 hours
12 credits72 hours73 hours36 hours