Turn your syllabus into a realistic weekly schedule. See overload risks before deadlines arrive again. Adjust credits, difficulty, and tasks for better focus now.
The calculator combines a credit-based baseline with task-based work, then adjusts for difficulty, target outcome, and a safety buffer.
| Course | Credits | Difficulty (1–5) | Reading pages/week | Problems/week | Writing pages/week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculus | 4 | 4.5 | 60 | 80 | 0 |
| Programming | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 50 | 1 |
| History | 3 | 3.0 | 90 | 0 | 3 |
Use the example to sanity-check your inputs before estimating.
This estimator converts your course load into a weekly hour target. It starts from a credit baseline of 2 hours per credit and then adds task hours from reading, practice, writing, labs, projects, and exam weeks. Because every week has 168 hours, the model compares the recommendation against your remaining “free hours” after sleep and commitments. If you sleep 8 hours nightly, sleep consumes 56 hours, leaving 112 hours before classes and work.
Difficulty and target outcome scale the baseline using factors. Difficulty uses 0.75 + 0.15 × rating, turning a 1–5 scale into about 0.90–1.50. Target outcome applies A=1.20, B=1.00, C=0.85, Pass=0.75. A 15‑credit term at difficulty 4 with an A target can therefore raise baseline study time from 30 hours to 54 hours before tasks and buffer.
Task time is computed from your weekly workload and speeds. For example, 120 pages at 25 pages/hour equals 4.8 hours. Sixty problems at 12 problems/hour equals 5 hours. Writing 2 pages at 1.5 pages/hour adds 1.33 hours. These task totals are added to the scaled baseline so science, math, and writing-heavy courses can be represented fairly.
The status uses the study‑to‑free ratio. Comfortable (≤0.70) leaves recovery room. Manageable (≤0.90) needs consistent sessions. Tight (≤1.10) signals limited slack. Overloaded (≤1.30) means your plan likely crowds out rest. Critical (>1.30) indicates the recommendation exceeds available time, so reduce tasks, increase study days, or adjust commitments. A ratio of 1.00 means every free hour is allocated to study. Values above 1.00 often cause missed reviews, late submissions, and reduced sleep quality.
A buffer percentage (0–50%) protects against slow topics, meetings, and surprise deadlines. If weeks left are short, the calculator increases the suggested hours, supporting exam preparation. Use the plan table to distribute hours across study days and convert totals into 50‑minute focus blocks. Export results as CSV for spreadsheets or PDF for sharing with advisors.
It combines a credits-based baseline with workload hours from reading, practice, writing, labs, projects, and exam weeks, then applies difficulty, target outcome, and buffer adjustments.
It is a planning rule-of-thumb that approximates independent study time outside class. Your task inputs and factors then personalize the number for your week.
Use a realistic pace from a normal week. Time 20 pages of focused reading or 20 typical problems, then convert to pages/hour or problems/hour.
Reduce workload, lower buffer, increase study days, or cut nonessential commitments. If possible, drop a course, renegotiate work hours, or shift to lighter assessment options.
Free hours equal 168 minus sleep, classes, work, commute, family duties, and personal needs. The study-to-free ratio compares your recommendation to that remaining time.
Both exports include your latest saved inputs, results, and the breakdown numbers. Run an estimate first, then download to keep the exports consistent.
Important Note: All the Calculators listed in this site are for educational purpose only and we do not guarentee the accuracy of results. Please do consult with other sources as well.