{"id":125,"date":"2026-03-14T20:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seonumber1.com\/calc\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:27:37","slug":"credit-hour-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seonumber1.com\/calc\/credit-hour-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Credit Hour Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"125\" class=\"elementor elementor-125\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab005a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dab005a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19007e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"19007e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Credit Hour Calculator -->\r\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n<style>*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}.cw{font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;background:#f5f0e8;color:#1a2744;padding:40px 20px;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto}.cw h1{font-size:clamp(1.55rem,3vw,2rem);font-weight:700;text-align:center;margin-bottom:8px}.sub{font-size:.9rem;color:#718096;text-align:center;margin-bottom:28px;line-height:1.6}.cc{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px;padding:28px;margin-bottom:20px;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.06)}.cc h2{font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a2744;margin-bottom:16px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #f0eae0}.fr{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin-bottom:14px}.fd{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:5px}.fd label{font-size:.73rem;font-weight:600;color:#4a5568;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase}.fd input,.fd select{padding:10px 12px;border:1.5px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:7px;font-family:inherit;font-size:.88rem;color:#1a2744;background:#fafaf8;outline:none;transition:border-color .18s}.fd input:focus,.fd select:focus{border-color:#e8392a;background:#fff}.btn{width:100%;padding:13px;background:#e8392a;color:#fff;font-family:inherit;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700;border:none;border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;margin-top:4px;transition:background .18s,transform .15s}.btn:hover{background:#c8301f;transform:translateY(-1px)}.rb{background:#f5f0e8;border:1.5px solid #e8d9c8;border-radius:9px;padding:22px;margin-top:18px;display:none}.rb.show{display:block}.rm{font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:700;color:#e8392a;text-align:center;margin-bottom:4px}.rl{font-size:.73rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;color:#718096;text-align:center;margin-bottom:14px}.rg{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:10px;margin-bottom:12px}.ri{background:#fff;border-radius:8px;padding:12px;text-align:center}.ri .rv{font-size:1rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a2744}.ri .rll{font-size:.68rem;color:#718096;margin-top:3px}.rrows{font-size:.84rem;color:#4a5568}.rrow{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:5px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e8d9c8}.rrow:last-child{border:none;font-weight:700;color:#1a2744}.ib{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px;padding:22px;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.06)}.ib h3{font-size:.9rem;font-weight:700;color:#1a2744;margin-bottom:9px}.ib p,.ib li{font-size:.82rem;color:#4a5568;line-height:1.7}.ib ul{padding-left:16px;margin-top:6px}.ib li{margin-bottom:3px}@media(max-width:520px){.fr,.rg{grid-template-columns:1fr}}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"cw\">\r\n  <h1>\ud83d\udcda Credit Hour Calculator<\/h1>\r\n  <p class=\"sub\">Calculate total credit hours, workload, study time, and graduation timeline based on your course load.<\/p>\r\n  <div class=\"cc\">\r\n    <h2>Current Semester Load<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"fr\">\r\n      <div class=\"fd\"><label>Credits This Semester<\/label><input type=\"number\" id=\"sem\" placeholder=\"e.g. 15\" min=\"1\" max=\"25\"><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"fd\"><label>Credits Completed<\/label><input type=\"number\" id=\"comp\" placeholder=\"e.g. 30\" min=\"0\" value=\"0\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"fr\">\r\n      <div class=\"fd\"><label>Credits Required for Degree<\/label><input type=\"number\" id=\"req\" placeholder=\"e.g. 120\" min=\"60\" max=\"200\" value=\"120\"><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"fd\"><label>Semesters Per Year<\/label><select id=\"sems\"><option value=\"2\" selected>2 (Fall + Spring)<\/option><option value=\"3\">3 (incl. 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