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Semester Credit Hour Planner

Estimate how many years remain until graduation based on credits completed, credits still needed, and your planned course load each semester. Use it when registering for classes or declaring a major.

Total Credits for Degree (credits)

Credits Already Completed (credits)

Credits Per Semester

Semesters Per Year

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Education

Scholarship Need Calculator

Determine the scholarship funding gap between your total college costs and all available financial resources. Use it when building your scholarship application list or comparing financial aid packages from different schools.

Total College Cost ($)

Current Education Savings ($)

Parent Annual Contribution ($)

Student Work-Study Earnings ($)

College Duration

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Key differences

	Semester Credit Hour Planner	Scholarship Need Calculator
Category	Education	Education
Inputs required	4	5
Result	Years to Graduate (years)	Scholarship Need ($)
What it does	Estimate how many years remain until graduation based on credits completed, credits still needed, and your planned course load each semester. Use it when registering for classes or declaring a major.	Determine the scholarship funding gap between your total college costs and all available financial resources. Use it when building your scholarship application list or comparing financial aid packages from different schools.