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Credit Hour Guidelines

Credit Hour Guidelines

These guidelines have been developed based on information provided by the partner institutions and by professional credential evaluation organizations. Since many of the systems involved do not use the contact-hour method of calculating credit used at NC State, this should be taken as a guide rather than an absolute standard.

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CountryName of InstitutionInternational Credit SystemConversion MultiplierExampleMinimum Load
ArgentinaUniversidad de San AndresHours.045Example 96 Hours = 4.32 (rounded down to 4 credits)4 classes
ArgentinaUniversidad de BelgranoContact Hours0.06715 Contact hours = 1 NCSU credit
AustraliaMacquire University (ISEP)Credit Hours11 credit = 1 NCSU credit12 credit hours
AustraliaMonash UniversityCredit Points0.6676 credit points = 4 NCSU credits18 credit points
AustraliaRMITUnits
0.2512 RMIT units = 3 NCSU credits36 units
AustraliaUniversity of AdelaideUnits 11 unit = 1 NCSU credit9 units
AustraliaUniversity of Sunshine CoastCredit Points0.2512 credit points = 3 NCSU credits48 credit points
AustraliaUniversity of WollongongCredit Points0.6254 credit points = 2.5 NCSU credits18 credit points
AustraliaUniversity of Western AustraliaCredit Points0.6254 credit points = 2.5 NCSU credits18 credit points
AustriaJohaness Kepler Universitat Linz (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
AustriaKarl-Franzens-Universitat Graz (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
AustriaTechnische Universitat Graz (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
AustriaVienna University of Economic and Business AdministrationECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
BrazilPontificia Universidade Catolica do ParanaCredit hours0.0520 credit hours = 1 NCSU credit
ChileUniversidad Austral de ChileContact hours
ChinaHong Kong Polytechnic UniversityLocal Credit11 HKPU credit = 1 NCSU credit12 HKPU credits
ChinaFudan UniversityLocal Credit1.21 Fudan credit = 1.2 NCSU credits10 Fudan credits
ChinaShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityLocal Credit11 SJT credit = 1 NCSU credit12 SJT credits
Czech RepublicMasaryk University (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
Czech RepublicUniversity of Economics, PragueECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
DenmarkAalborg University (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
DenmarkCopenhagen Business SchoolECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
DenmarkUniversity of CopenhagenECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
EcuadorUnviersidad San Francisco de QuitoCredits11 credit = 1 NCSU credit
EgyptThe American University in CairoCredit Hours11 AUC credit = 1 NCSU credit12 credit hours
FinlandUniversity of Helsinki (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FinlandUniversity of Kuopio (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceCatholic LilleECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceEcole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Industries TextilesECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceEcole Superieure de Chimie Physique ElectoniqueECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceIAE Aix-en-Provence Graduate School of ManagementECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceNEOMA Business SchoolECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceUniversite de Paris 6ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceUniversite de Paris 11ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceUniversite Joseph FourierECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
FranceUniversite Paul SabatierECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitat (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyReutlingen UniversityECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversity of Applied SciencesECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversitat FreiburgECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversitat HeidelbergECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversitat HohenheimECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversitat KalsruheECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit
GermanyUniversitat KonstanzECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversitat MannheimECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversitat StuttgartECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversitat TubingenECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyUniversitat UlmECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GermanyTechnische Universitat Dortmund (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
GhanaUniversity of GhanaCredit hours11 credit hour = 1 NCSU credit12 credit hours
IcelandUniversity of IcelandECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
IrelandUniversity College CorkECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
IrelandUniversity College DublinECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit25-30 ECTS credits
ItalyUniversita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
JapanHiroshima Shudo UniversityBased on exams1 HSU course (30 hours each)= 2 NCSU credits7 HSU credits
JapanKwansei Gakuin UniversityCredit hours21 class = 2 NCSU credits15 credit hours
JapanNagoya UniversityCredit hours11 credit = 1 NCSU credit15 credits
JapanSophia UniversityCredit hours0.754 credits = 3 NCSU credits16 credit hours
JapanWaseda UniversityCredit Hours13 credits = 3 NCSU credits15 credit hours
MaltaUniversity of Malta (ISEP)ECTS22 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
MexicoUniversidad de las Americas PueblaUnits0.52 UDLAP credits = 1 NCSU credit30 UDLAP units
NetherlandsTilburg UniversityECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
NetherlandsUniversiteit van Amsterdam (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
NetherlandsVrije Universiteit Amsterdam (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
New ZealandMassey University (ISEP)Credit hours0.26715 credit hours = 4 NCSU credits60 credit hours
PolandWroclaw University (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SingaporeSingapore Management UniversityLocal credit31 credit = 3 NCSU credits4 credits
South AfricaUniversity of Cape TownNQFs0.2218 NQFs = 4 NCSU credits72 NQFs
South AfricaStellenbosch UniversityLocal credit0.254 Stellenbosch credits = 1 NCSU credit
South KoreaEwha Womans University (ISEP)Local credit11 credit = 1 NCSU credit12 credits
South KoreaHanyang UniversityLocal Credit11 Hanyang credit= 1 NCSU Credit
South KoreaSeoul National UniversityLocal credit13 Seoul credits = 3 NCSU credits
SpainUniversidad Complutense de Madrid (TASSEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SpainUniversidad de Santiago de Compostela (TASSEP) ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SpainUniversidad de Murcia (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SpainUniversidad del Pais VascoECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SpainUniversidad Politecnica de ValenciaECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SpainUniversidad Pontificia ComillasECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SwedenKarlstad University (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SwedenLund UniversityECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SwedenSodertorns Hogskola (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SwedenSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SwedenVaxjo University (ISEPECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SwitzerlandUniversitat Bern (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
SwitzerlandUniversite de Lausanne (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
TaiwanNational Taiwan UniversityLocal credit11 credit = 1 NCSU credit12 credits
ThailandChulalongkorn UniversityLocal Credit11 credit = 1 NCSU credit12 credits
United KingdomLancaster UniversityECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit OR 1 US credit = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits OR 12 US credits
United KingdomEdinburgh Napier University (ISEP)Local credit2 Edinburgh credits = 1 NCSU credit
United KingdomSwansea UniversityCredit points0.310 Swansea credit points = 3 NCSU credits60 Swansea credit points
United KingdomUniversity of Central Lancashire (ISEP)Local credit51 UCL credit = 5 NCSU credits UCL credits
United KingdomUniversity of Chester (ISEP)Local credit0.2520 Chester credits = 5 NCSU credits60 Chester credits
United KingdomUniversity of DundeeSCQF0.254 SCOTCAT credits = 1 NCSU credit60 SCOTCATS
United KingdomUniversity of LeedsLeeds Credit0.2510 Leeds credits = 3 NCSU credits50 Leeds credits
United KingdomUniversity of ManchesterLocal credit0.310 Manchester credits = 3 NCSU credits60 Manchester credits
United KingdomUniversity of SurreyECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
United KingdomUniversity of Strathclyde (ISEP)ECTS0.52 ECTS = 1 NCSU credit24 ECTS credits
United KingdomUniversity of Ulster (ISEP)CATS0.254 CATS = 1 NCSU credit60 CATS credits