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<p>Depends on the type of course and program. </p>
<p>For a lower to intermediate undergrad or skills-based class like foreign languages, yes.</p>
<p>However, for more independent research/large term project one is very likely to encounter in advanced undergrad/graduate programs, the credits one is paying for is just as much/more to denote the substantial independent work one is required to do outside of class meeting sessions. </p>
<p>The Professor’s role in such courses is also much more hands off, especially in the latter part of the term. Instead of presenting the information to the students throughout the term, the Professor becomes more of a facilitator/guide on-call as needed via office hours, email, or any other communication medium for draft sessions or questions on the independent research paper/long term project. </p>
<p>Very different from most undergrad courses or more massive class oriented professional graduate programs like Law, MBA, or Medicine.</p>