<p>Does anybody know what SEM HR means for ap/ib credit? its on Rice's website for credit...</p>
<p>semester hours. It's showing how many hours the test will give credit for.</p>
<p>ok so that means like in one semester we'll be takin 40 hours per class? and ap grants 8 hours?</p>
<p>rice gives credit for 4s and 5s for all classes? or does it vary depending on the class?</p>
<p>Rice gives credits for 4s and 5s for all classes, but the amount of semester hours is variable depending upon the class. Just go to the Rice website and search for "APs". That should help out.</p>
<p>In one semester, a typical load is somewhere around 15 semester hours. I took 19 semester hours one semester. Ahem... NOT RECOMMENDED. LOL. For 20 hours or over, you have to get permission from the administration. 12 hours is the minimum number of hours you must have per semester in order to be considered a full-time student. Some of your AP courses are the equivalent of two semester courses, and some are with labs, so that's another hour... There are typically three to four hours of credit per course at Rice.</p>
<p>Hope that answers your questions</p>
<p>wow thanks aibarr!</p>
<p>airbarr - just wondering, are you premed? I had a question about AP credit pertaining to premed requirements. Thanks!</p>
<p>Nope! I'm an engineering alum. =) I do have people I can ask, though, if you want to send me a private message with your questions.</p>
<p>umm aibarr is it possible to graduate in 3 years from bioengineering with calc bc, bio, chem, and 4 APs in the humanities? howz like the course load for engineerS?</p>
<p>The courseload's not bad, but why (aside from financial reasons) would you want to graduate in three years? The Rice experience is awesome, and college is a time to really explore who you are as a person (cheesy but true), so you reeeally shouldn't shortchange yourself by trying to speed through your academic experience.</p>
<p>And no... I went in with 32 credit hours in APs and filled out the four years with my required courses. It's very nearly impossible to graduate with a degree from Rice in three years. Some do it in 3 and a half, but most of the programs in engineering <em>anywhere</em> are five-year programs (not that they tell you this) so graduating in four, as most people do, is like graduating early.</p>
<p>whoa thanks... it's because im doin rice/baylor and my parents and in part me, want to get a head start with med school</p>
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seems I got someone addicted to this! =D</p>