How long is 60 semester hours?

Two years. A semester hour is a unit of credit equal to one hour of classroom instruction and two hours of out-of-class student work each week for a 15-week semester. A typical college course is worth three semester hours. So, 60 semester hours is equivalent to 20 three-semester hour courses, which is the number of courses a full-time student would typically take over four semesters or two academic years.