<p>It really all depends on your school. Usually you need about 120 credits to graduate. Average at schools I would say is always about 15…usually below 12 is part time and above 18 is extra per every credit over 18.</p>
<h1>of classes needed to graduate fluctuates from school to school.</h1>
<p>Many schools on semester systems have one average 3-4 credit classes, so a semester you could be taking anywhere between 4-6 classes depending on how many credits total you are taking and how many per class.
For instance, where I want to go to school, almost every class is 3 credits so people usually take 5 classes at a time. However, some classes that meet more often are 4.5 credits.</p>
<p>Schools on quarters system have different credits usually. At UCs many classes are going to be 4-5 credits, most people taking probably 4 classes at at a time.
At university of washington, you almost always only take 3 classes at a time cause pretty much every class at the school is 5 credits. For depth this isnt a problem, but breadth it is because you have to be more selective with your classes.</p>
<p>One of the main criterias for finding the school I want to go to (besides having the courses/strong/decent subjects I want) is the credit numbering mainly because there is alot I want to study.
I want to be a philosophy(or linguistics) and East asian studies double major, but I also love languages and plan on taking a significant amount of Japanese, Italian, Chinese, and some begginer and at least interediate French, as well as some intermediate and advanced spanish (i already know a decent amount so i should start at least about begginer level)</p>
<p>To do this, if I find a schools that allows 5-6 classes per semester, I still havethe possibility to study all the things I want to study, whereas at somewhere like the University of Washinton, which I almost applied to, studying such a wide variety of topics would be impossible. There I could only study1-2 languages at a time if i still wanted room for philosophy.
Where I want to go I could easily take 3 at a time, and 4 or 5 if i felt really up for the challenge. Also, where I want to go has nearly no core requirements, and all will be fulfilled anyway with AP credits or Major courses…have to get in first though.</p>
<p>That being said, I do expect to likely stay in college for 5 years, which isnt too much of a problem cause I am not going to a private school.</p>