A student’s progress toward the baccalaureate degree is measured in course credits. Courses offered in the fall and winter semesters generally carry 1.0 credit, though there are select courses that carry a lower credit value. All Short Term courses carry 0.5 credits. Credit values are noted for each course in the Bates Catalog and for each class section in the Schedule of Courses.

While no semester credit hour equivalent is assigned to courses, it is recommended that each Bates College course be considered equivalent to a minimum of 4.0 semester credit hours or 5.0 quarter hours.