Osaka University students register numerous classes during their first year.
Overall, there is a trend among Osaka University students to take a large number of credits during their first and third years of study. In particular, they take a large number of credits during the first semester of their first year—on average, 27. Under the University’s founding standards, which require 45 hours of learning per credit, that number of credits is equivalent to 81 hours per week, or 11.57 hours per day, including weekends.
Changes in the number of credits taken and earned
Encouraging active learning
When tweaking course content or reviewing curriculum structures to encourage a student active learning, it is necessary to be aware of how students take and earn credits.
