What's the use of credits?

Credit (Xuéfn) is a unit of measurement, which is used to calculate students' learning volume. Calculated by semester, the specific academic achievements of each course and practice link shall be subject to the provisions of the professional teaching plan.

Some schools also have a system of charging by credit. Credits can be used to judge the breadth of knowledge learned by students during their college years. The more credits students get, the more things they learn. In some universities, credits have also become an important criterion for evaluating students' Excellence.

The amount of homework for a continuous semester does not include the amount of extracurricular discussions and exchanges between students and teachers or classmates, the amount of preparation for exams, and other academic assignments related to the course but not directly related to the course teaching. This definition of credit was put forward by the Carnegie Foundation for the Promotion of Teaching in the United States and has been widely recognized.

Using credits to measure students' learning volume is the credit system, also known as the credit accumulation system. It calculates students' learning volume in units of credits, and holds that students must reach a certain minimum academic weight in order to obtain a degree, such as a bachelor's degree, a master's degree or a doctor's degree. This academic weight represents the number of courses taken by students.

The credit system of 1894 originated in America. Harvard University in the United States first adopted the credit system, and Harvard Medical College established the credit system on the basis of elective system. By the beginning of the 20th century, most colleges and universities in the United States had successively implemented the credit system.