[EricH]

Originally Posted by Manoel

A bit off-topic... Really, is 18 to 21 credits considered a lot? Down here the average was 24.4 credits per semester, for a total of 244 (BSEE). There were semesters with over 30 credits, though. Interesting to see how different things are in different places.

At my school, if you want to go over 18 credits, you have to have an overload form on file. 18 is considered a lot.

Admittedly, the way we calculate credits is 1 credit-hour per 3 hours of expected work, so a 3-day-a-week class is typically 3 credits because you'll often have 1 hour in class and 2 hours of homework for that class, times three days of class. Not sure if it's the same in Brazil.