Unit of Credit

In expressing its degree requirements, Thomas Edison State University uses semester hours measurement. Other colleges define the value of knowledge in semester hours, trimester hours, quarter hours, and competencies. All such hours transferred to Thomas Edison State University will be converted to semester hours.

If your credits were earned on a quarter system, the following conversion applies:

2 quarter hours = 1.33 semester hours

3 quarter hours = 2 semester hours

4 quarter hours = 2.66 semester hours

5 quarter hours = 3.33 semester hours