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The American College Credit System
Over the four years, students are required to take a certain minimum number of course hours (credits), usually 128. Each school year is divided into two semesters: the fall semester and the spring semester. Summer sessions exist for students who wish to make up for failed work or accelerate their academic progress. Thus the student will take 32 credits each year, or 16 per semester. An individual course might be 2, 3, 4 or more credits, depending on the number of hours of instruction per week. Courses could require examinations, the writing of term papers, or both, depending on the school and the individual professor teaching the course. A college class in America could have anywhere from three to three hundred students.
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