each unit has a credit point value and each course requires a number of credit points for its completion. Most UNE units have a credit point value of six. A six credit point unit is equivalent to 150 student workload hours of lectures, practicals, assessment tasks, reading, etc.
The University adheres to the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SQCF) (see www.scqf.org.uk/) within which credit points are used to quantify the volume of learning achieved. Two SCQF credit points are, in general, equivalent to one point in the European Credit and Transfer System (ECTS).
RMIT University has adopted the terminology of credit points to recognise the time and effort a course takes to complete. It further defines the total points that a student must complete to fulfill the requirements for a degree. The credit point weighting of a course is the combination of contact hours (time with a lecturer) plus expected non-contact hours (time spent in a self directed or self motivated activity). One credit point represents one hour of activity in the course.For example, a course may indicate a three-hour lecture per week, but have a weighting of 12- credit points. That means it is expected that the student will be expected to devote another 9 hours per week on activities related to that course such as outside reading, completion of assignments, or preparing materials for the class. All degree programs at RMIT University have a target of 96 credit points per year. Most degree programs require 288 credit points to be eligible for the award (degree conferred, i.e., Bachelor of Science – Photography). In practical terms, that means a student is engaged in their studies for 48 hours per week for the duration of the academic year, i.e., 2 semesters or 26 weeks.
A measure of value indicating the contribution each unit of study provides towards meeting course completion requirements stated as a total credit point. Each unit of study will have a credit point value assigned to it, normally in the range 3 to 24. Resolutions of Senate set the number and level of credit points required for graduation.
A numerical value attributed to a unit to indicate its contribution to a specified total number of credit points required to complete the course of which it is a part.
Values assigned to a letter grade that are used in a formula to calculate a Grade Point Average (GPA). The values are: A – 4 points; B – 3 points; C – 2 points; D – 1 point; F – 0 points.
The numerical value assigned to a subject which, when related to the total subject points for the program, is a measure of the size of the subject's contribution to the content of the program (for example, most undergraduate subjects constitute 10 credit points).
Credit points are allocated to qualifications and to the units that constitute them. By agreement, they represent, in numerical form the volume of learning outcomes, the relative importance of each of the units that make up a qualification, in relation to the expected results, i.e. the knowledge, skills and competences that must be acquired and assessed, regardless of the learning pathway. [TWG ECVET
You will undertake a program of subjects that will accrue credit points towards your degree. Credit points are a measure of student workload for each subject. Most subjects are single session and have a value of six or eight credit points. Full-time students normally complete 48 credit points per year and 144 over the course of a three-year bachelor degree or 192 over the course of a four-year bachelor degree. A full-time 48 credit point year implies an average workload of 48 hours per week, including classes. Part-time students enrol in less than 36 credit points.
the number of points assigned to a unit in a course that acts as an indicator of the amount of work required in that unit. Credit points are used in the calculation of the amount of HECS or fees for which students are liable. Faculty of Science units are normally allocated 6 credit points.
