<p>^Ah, thanks. I was thrown off by the ‘16 units’ thing.
So 1 class at MIT is 12 units, and elsewhere it’s 4 credits. And 3 MIT units is basically 1 credit.
Does MIT use credits at all? Or is it solely unit-based?
And seeing as you said the rigor of the course content is what determines difficulty - If MIT courses are more rigorous (which I’m sure they are) then they require more work than elsewhere. So 4 credits at some other university doesn’t necessarily [and wouldn’t usually] translate to 12 hours of work there.
Correct me if I’m wrong here :)</p>