<p>I heard from my friend that a school with a quarter system awards credits at a faster rate than one with a semester system because they get through the material faster. Is this true?</p>
<p>iirc 90 quarter units = 60 semester units ? but I don’t think it really matter as far as transferring goes.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>The work done in one year under the quarter system is equivalent to the work done in one year under the semester system because 90 q hours = 60 s hours = one year.</p>
<p>One possible advantage of the quarter system, is that in a 9 month school year you might take 12 to 15 different 3 hour courses while in the semester system it would be more like 8 to 10. This can allow a student to explore more different subject areas more quickly than under the semester system.</p>
<p>One possible disadvantage of the quarter system is that the terms are shorter. If you get behind in a class, you have a lot less time to catch up. Of course this can work in your favor as well - if you really hate a class, you are done with it a lot sooner!</p>