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quarter hours

French translation: 16 heures de cours hebdomadaires pendant le trimestre d'hiver

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English term or phrase:quarter hours
French translation:16 heures de cours hebdomadaires pendant le trimestre d'hiver
Entered by: Nadia Stephanov

19:29 Apr 13, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: quarter hours
Mr X has completed 16 quarter hours as a full-time student during the last winter quarter.

Est-ce que cela signifie que Mr X suit, durant le trimestre académique, 16 heures de cours PAR SEMAINE?
Nadia Stephanov
Switzerland
Local time: 17:10
16 heures de cours hebdomadaires pendant le trimestre d'hiver
Explanation:
D'après tout ce qu'on peut lire sur les sites des universités anglo-saxones, il s'agit bien de 16 heures de cours par semaine pendant le trimestre académique.

http://www.centralgatech.edu/catalog/section7/
One (1) quarter hour credit is defined as follows:

Class - One contact hour of class per week for the duration of a quarter equals one quarter hour credit; class is defined as instruction which emphasizes group or individualized classroom learning. Class instruction normally requires extensive out-of-class preparations by the student and follow-up out-of-class practice assignments.



http://www.puc.edu/academics/departments/business-administra...

What Does a 16 Credit Hour Load Usually Mean?
Attend classes usually for a total of 16, 50 minute periods per week. Study for classes a total of about 32 hours per week, or 2 hours study for each hour in class. Most classes are 3-4 credit hours, but some are 1, 2, or 5 credit hours.

How many credits do Northeastern students usually take during a given academic quarter?

http://www.northeastern.edu/law/admission/faqs/transfer.html

Usually between 12 and 16 credits. Students can take between 10 and 16 credits per quarter and need to get permission if they plan to take less than 12 or more than 16. However, keep in mind with the shorter terms (11 weeks), it is strongly advised not to take more than 16 credits (even 15 or 16 credits is quite a heavy load).




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http://www.sizes.com/units/quarter_hour.htm

quarter hour
In the United States, a unit of academic credit, obtained by satisfactorily completing a course which meets for one hour per week (or, typically, for three hours of lab work), over an academic quarter.


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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-04-14 18:58:15 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci !
Selected response from:

Stéphanie Bellumat
Local time: 17:10
Grading comment
The client confirmed it was 16 hours of tuition per week.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3heures / trimestre
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +216 heures de cours hebdomadaires pendant le trimestre d'hiver
Stéphanie Bellumat
3 +2quart d'heure
Arnold T.
3heures du programme trimestriel
bhatim


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
quart d'heure


Explanation:
Pourquoi pas ?

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JAN SNAUWAERT: Oui; quartS d'heure
7 mins
  -> Merci iqcservices !
agree  swanda
2 hrs
  -> Merci Swanda !
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
heures du programme trimestriel


Explanation:
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bhatim
Local time: 11:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
heures / trimestre


Explanation:
1 quarter = 11 weeks
16 quarter hours = 16 hours in total over 11 weeks = 1.5 hours par semaine.

"The unit of credit is the quarter hour. One quarter hour of credit represents one 50-minute period per week of lecture or classroom situation during an 11 week quarter."
http://www.tn-biblecollege.edu/acadreg.shtml

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Le lien suivant montre bien qu'il s'agit du nombre d'heures par trimestre, et non pas par semaine:
"To obtain either the bachelor of arts or the bachelor of science degree, ... Sciences are required to complete 80 quarter hours of liberal studies courses. ..."
http://condor.depaul.edu/~math/Academics/Undergraduate/major...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 17:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 433

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sueaberwoman: Beaucoup d'exemples sur des sites universitaires américains.
47 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Geraldine Oudin
6 hrs
  -> merci
agree  kashew
12 hrs
  -> Merci
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
16 heures de cours hebdomadaires pendant le trimestre d'hiver


Explanation:
D'après tout ce qu'on peut lire sur les sites des universités anglo-saxones, il s'agit bien de 16 heures de cours par semaine pendant le trimestre académique.

http://www.centralgatech.edu/catalog/section7/
One (1) quarter hour credit is defined as follows:

Class - One contact hour of class per week for the duration of a quarter equals one quarter hour credit; class is defined as instruction which emphasizes group or individualized classroom learning. Class instruction normally requires extensive out-of-class preparations by the student and follow-up out-of-class practice assignments.



http://www.puc.edu/academics/departments/business-administra...

What Does a 16 Credit Hour Load Usually Mean?
Attend classes usually for a total of 16, 50 minute periods per week. Study for classes a total of about 32 hours per week, or 2 hours study for each hour in class. Most classes are 3-4 credit hours, but some are 1, 2, or 5 credit hours.

How many credits do Northeastern students usually take during a given academic quarter?

http://www.northeastern.edu/law/admission/faqs/transfer.html

Usually between 12 and 16 credits. Students can take between 10 and 16 credits per quarter and need to get permission if they plan to take less than 12 or more than 16. However, keep in mind with the shorter terms (11 weeks), it is strongly advised not to take more than 16 credits (even 15 or 16 credits is quite a heavy load).




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Note added at 14 hrs (2009-04-14 10:26:46 GMT)
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http://www.sizes.com/units/quarter_hour.htm

quarter hour
In the United States, a unit of academic credit, obtained by satisfactorily completing a course which meets for one hour per week (or, typically, for three hours of lab work), over an academic quarter.


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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-04-14 18:58:15 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci !

Stéphanie Bellumat
Local time: 17:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 45
Grading comment
The client confirmed it was 16 hours of tuition per week.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER: exact
6 hrs
  -> Merci Gilles !
agree  Jean-Christophe Duc
12 hrs
  -> Merci Jean-Christophe !
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