<p>Note that MIT credit units appear to be theoretically equivalent to number of hours per week spent on the class, including both in-class and out-of-class time.</p>
<p><a href=“Welcome! < MIT”>Welcome! < MIT; says that:</p>
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<p>Note that <a href=“Registration & Academics | MIT Registrar”>Registration & Academics | MIT Registrar; says that 3 MIT credits = 1 semester hour, as commonly used to designate credit units at other schools. This is in line with the typical expectation that 1 semester hour of classes at most schools theoretically means 3 hours of work per week over a semester, although actual workloads are likely less at most colleges these days.</p>
<p>MIT defines a full time student as one taking at least 36 units (= 12 semester hours), though presumably one would want to average 45 to 48 units (= 15 to 16 semester hours) to complete a bachelor’s degree in 8 semesters.</p>