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					Originally Posted by  AlphaXi_Husky
					 
				 
				I'm assuming there is a difference in the amount of work between a 5-credit semester class and a 5-credit quarter class. At least I hope there is because otherwise I should have gone to a college on the semester system. 
			
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					Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi
					
				 
				I believe the conversion of units between quarter and semester was 1.5 = 1. 
			
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Yes.  A 5-unit semester class and a 5-unit quarter class are not the same.  To convert quarter units to semester units you would multiply by 2 and divide by 3.  
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5 quarter units x 2 = 10  
Then 10/3 = 3.33 semester units
I was a transcript evaluator in another life.