The difference of time in university unlike at high school, where study is broken up across four terms, tertiary institutions may use a semester or trimester system. Each semester consists of approximately 12 weeks of classes plus exam periods. You may have studied five or six subjects at school; at tertiary level, you generally only study four subjects per semester if you are enrolled full time. The number of contact hours (hours you spend in classes each week) varies depending on the course you’re studying, but most students find they spend much less time at their tertiary institution then they did at school, often only two or three days a week. It is expected that students undertake further study at home — catching up on set readings, studying for exams or completing assignments. This extra time also gives students the chance to work part time or gain course-related work experience, such as an internship.
* Each day you proceed from one class directly to another, spending 6 hours each day--30 hours a week--in class.
* You often have hours between classes; class times vary throughout the day and evening and you spend only 12 to 16 hours each week in class