WorldQuant University awards semester credit hours. A 4-semester credit hour course requires students to spend approximately 180 hours engaged in coursework over seven or eight weeks (20-25 hours/week). Coursework includes 60 hours of academic engagement (i.e., instructor-led activities such as watching video lectures, participating in interactive discussions via online or in live sessions) and 120 hours of preparation (i.e., completing reading assignments, preparing to take weekly quizzes, developing and executing code, conducting research, completing group work projects).