Academic Credit Hours, Costs
and Workload Expectations

At a glance

US credit hours

Academic workloads

Cost per
class

Study
schedule

What is an academic credit hour?

The American university system is built around a system of credit hours. A credit hour is a basic unit of work: each credit hour represents approximately 40 hours of work, including readings, lectures, assignments and assessment. A standard class is typically equivalent to 3 credit hours.

For a 3-credit hour class taught over an 8-week term, you should factor in 120 hours of total work, which is approximately 15 hours per week. If you enroll in two classes per term (totalling 6 credit hours), which is a standard full-time load, you can expect 240 hours of work or 30 hours of study time per week.

What is the cost per term/semester?

Courses are charged on a per credit hour basis. We have negotiated a competitive price of UGX 333,250 per credit hour from Southeastern University. Accordingly, a 3-credit hour course will cost you UGX 999,750. If you enroll in two such courses per term, the cost per term is UGX 1,999,500. Each term is eight weeks long.

A 16-week semester from Southeastern University typically includes two terms of study. So, you could enroll in two courses per term and four courses in a semester. Accordingly, a full semester of study including four courses will cost you UGX 3,999,000.

We will typically offer two full semesters per year as well as an additional 8-week term during June and July. Therefore, a full year of study, assuming you want to take all available classes (10 classes or 30 credit hours), will cost you UGX 9,997,500.

Please note that these UGX rates are applicable for the Fall 2019 Semester (Sessions A & B) and may fluctuate in the future. Students must also pay a UGX 392,475 fee for transcript evaluation upon beginning studies at the Hall. 

How is part-time study different from full-time study?

An undergraduate bachelor’s degree is equivalent to about 120 credit hours. Full-time study, taking 30 credit hours per year, will allow you to complete your studies in 4 years.

However, you have the option of taking fewer classes per term/semester. While this enables you to spread out the workload and cost, it will also extend the total time of study. Please bear this in mind when planning your course of study.

Sample Semester

Session A (Aug 22 – Oct 16)

CORE 1001 – College and Christian Calling (1 Credit = UGX 333,250) 
BIOT 1433 – Old Testament and Its Interpretation (3 Credits = UGX 999,750)
ENGL 1133 – English Composition I (3 Credits = UGX 999,750)

Total Full-Time Term Cost = UGX 2,332,750

Session B (Oct 17 – Dec 11)

BBUS 2203 – Introduction to Economics  (3 Credits = UGX 999,750)
THEO 2133 – Theology of God and Humanity (3 Credits = UGX 999,750)

Total Full-Time Term Cost = UGX 1,999,500

Total Semester Cost (Full-Time Study) = UGX 4,332,250

What are the programme details?

In this undergraduate programme, you will be covering foundational business concepts, biblical principles and leadership-oriented topics.

The programme details for the upcoming semesters are outlined below:

Fall Semester 2018

Session A (Aug 22 – Oct 16)

CORE 1001 – College and Christian Calling (1 Credit) 
BIOT 1433 – Old Testament and Its Interpretation (3 Credits)
ENGL 1133 – English Composition I (3 Credits)

Session B (Oct 17 – Dec 11)

BBUS 2203 – Introduction to Economics  (3 Credits)
THEO 2133 – Theology of God and Humanity (3 credits)

Spring Semester 2019

Session A (Jan 9 – March 5)

BBUS 1003 – Introduction to Business Foundations (3 Credits)
ENGL 1233 – English Composition II (3 Credits)

Session B (Mar 6 – Apr 30)

BBUS 2003 – Design Thinking 
LDRS 2123 – Principled Leadership (3 Credits)
BINT 1533 – New Testament and its Interpretation (3 Credits)

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