Generally speaking, American universities have three courses: general courses, elective courses and compulsory courses. Generally speaking, college courses will be arranged on Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Tuesday and Thursday. If you choose Tuesday and Thursday, you only need to attend classes for two days a week. The following is a detailed introduction brought by 86. Compulsory courses, as the name implies, are required courses according to professional requirements, and you can't choose them; Most of the general courses are fixed, and there is not much room for exchange, but there are also small-scale adjustments, such as choosing one from several courses; Elective courses are divided into professional elective courses and non-professional elective courses. Both students can choose according to their own situation, especially non-professional elective courses, depending on their interests.

Introduction to the credit setting of American university courses

In the United States, the progress of these elective courses is measured by credits. Each course has fixed credits, and students must obtain enough credits by completing these courses to complete graduation requirements. Generally speaking, in the United States, each credit corresponds to about 15- 16 hours of teaching time per semester. According to the American semester system, a school year is divided into two semesters, spring and autumn, and each semester is about 15- 16 weeks. So the students' academic performance is weekly hours. In general, a course in the United States is 3 credits, and a course lasts about 3 hours a week. Therefore, students will have a 3-hour class or two 1.5-hour classes every week. Like some professional courses with more practical content, the class hours per week are about 4-6 hours, although only 3 credits are given.

Detailed explanation of weekly class arrangement in American universities

The free course selection system in the United States makes the course arrangement slightly arbitrary. You have to test yourself before you can make reasonable arrangements. Generally speaking, college courses will be arranged on Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Tuesday and Thursday. If you choose Tuesday and Thursday, you only need to attend classes for two days a week. Relatively speaking, these courses will last longer. Similarly, some courses may be arranged on weekends, but such arrangements are rare. How to choose courses and when to arrange classes, students should not only listen to the tutor's advice, but also ask their seniors and sisters. Of course, the most important thing is to decide according to your actual situation. Choose the course and time that suits you.

The above is the detailed introduction brought by 86. Knowing this, students should also have a certain understanding of the course selection system and curriculum of American universities. Different schools will have different settings for specific curriculum arrangements. As for the curriculum arrangement of specific schools, students should still ask the relevant schools, and the information provided by the schools shall prevail.