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Originally posted by kappaloo
Perhaps we're using the term "harder" when everyone should be using the term "workload". Professional grad programs have insane workloads. The ability to do anything outside of class, lab and study can be a challenge.
It's not neccessary that the programs are harder - some just take more work.
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Quite true. Which is one thing that bothers me about some programs. When I first started taking graduate courses, I was told that for every 'hour' of a class I would need to spend something like 4 hours of outside time. Because of this, the number of credit hours I would be expected to take as a full time grad student was LESS then what I did as an undergrad (9 vs 12).
When I later went into a second graduate program, since it was aimed at working professionals who already were working a 9-5 job, the expectation was we should be taking even LESS credit hours per semester then someone who was a 'full time student' (student first, if you have a job it came second and was usually a part time one). So 6 credit hours per semester was a norm.
It was during this second program that I pledged and remained an active member of my Fraternity.
So when I hear of graduate program that demain students take more credit hours then I took as an undergraduate, I have to wonder, especially with a 1hr=3hrs type of 'rule'.