How is a college or university different from high school?

• High school students typically spend six hours per day, five days per week in class. College students typically are in class twelve to 18 hours per week, depending on their course load. • The high school academic year is about nine months long. The college academic year is two 16-week semesters. • In high school, time is structured by others and teachers closely monitor the student's attendance. In college, students arrange their own schedule with an advisor or counselor and manage their own time. • In high school, students are not responsible for knowing what it takes to graduate. College students are expected to know the graduation requirements for their particular program. • Teachers check high school students' completed homework. College instructors don't always do that. • High school teachers might remind students of missed work and provide students with information they missed when they were absent. College instructors don't remind students of missed work, and they expect ...  more