elective credits
Chosen class units
Elective credits are academic credits earned from courses a student chooses freely, rather than those required by a degree program or major.
Most curricula mandate a certain number of electives alongside core requirements, allowing students to explore interests or develop secondary expertise: I used my elective credits to take photography classes.
- semester hoursUnits of academic credit
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- general educationMandatory broad academic requirements
- minorsThose below legal age
- passionsIntense driving emotions
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- college creditsunits, semester hours