Study Hours Planner
Calculate the recommended weekly study hours based on your credit load, difficulty, and time until exams.
Results
What is it?
The Study Hours Planner uses the Carnegie Unit principle — which recommends 2-3 hours of out-of-class study per credit hour per week — to estimate how many hours you should study each week and each day to be well-prepared.
How to use
Enter your total credit hours for the semester, select how difficult your courses are on average, and specify how many weeks you have until your exams. The planner gives you a weekly, daily, and total hour target.
Example scenario
A student with 15 credit hours of average-difficulty courses should plan on 30 hours of studying per week — about 4.3 hours per day. With 2 weeks until finals, they need 60 total study hours.
Pro tip
Spread study sessions across multiple days rather than cramming. Research shows that spaced repetition — reviewing material at increasing intervals — is far more effective for long-term retention than marathon single-day sessions.