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ECTS-credit point

ECTS-credit point

7.7
A unit showing how much study a course needs at a European university
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : punto de crédito ECTS
  • To graduate, students must accumulate 180 ECTS-credit points over three years.

Examples

  • The ECTS-credit point system makes it easier for students to transfer between European universities.

  • The program requires a total of 120 ECTS-credit points to graduate.

  • Each master's course is worth 5 ECTS-credit points, reflecting the study required.

  • Each course is worth 5 ECTS-credit points.

  • To graduate, students must accumulate 180 ECTS-credit points across their studies.

  • The ECTS-credit point system simplifies the process of transferring credits between universities in Europe.

  • Each master's course is worth 5 ECTS-credit points, indicating the expected workload for students.

Synonyms

credit
vsECTS-credit point
  • Specialized
276 3.5

Recognition for finishing a course that counts toward a degree

is a unit measuring workload and outcomes instead of mere completion notice
credit hour
vsECTS-credit point
  • Specialized
3 3.5

One hour of class each week during a semester that counts toward a degree

measures overall student workload and required learning outcomes not just class hours
course credit
vsECTS-credit point
  • Specialized
1 3.4

An official record that a college gives for a completed course toward a degree

measures study workload and learning goals rather than only giving completion recognition
credit point
vsECTS-credit point
  • UK
1 3.7

A unit used to count how much study a course gives toward a degree

is used in the European system and stresses workload plus learning outcomes
ECTS credit
vsECTS-credit point
  • UK
4.8

A point given by European universities to show how much student work a course needs

focuses on both workload and expected learning outcomes required to finish modules

Surface Forms

ECTS-credit point singular
ECTS-credit points plural

Morphology

ECTS-credit + point

The term is partly compositional: 'point' signals a measurement unit and 'credit' signals academic credit, so learners can infer it denotes a unit for measuring credits. However, 'ECTS' is a specialised acronym for a European credit-transfer system that a B1 learner who only knows the constituent words is unlikely to know, so full meaning requires extra background knowledge.

Etymology

ECTS-credit point comes from a simple idea: universities across Europe give small credit points like tokens for the study you do, and the system called ECTS makes those tokens easy to add up and move between schools, so the points 'measure' how much work a course needs and help students 'transfer' their study between universities.