credit hour
noun
: the unit of measuring educational credit usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term
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College of DuPage raising tuition for 2025-26 school year
The College of DuPage is raising tuition by $4 per credit hour for the 2025-26 school year.
Tuition and fees for in-district residents will go from $152 to $156 per credit hour starting in the fall.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
When reminded that there are no mandatory credit hours or study halls in the NFL, Garbers smiled.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
To be honored by the campus in Kennesaw, Georgia, students had to earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher while completing a minimum of nine credit hours.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, transfer applicants to Emory must have completed 28 credit hours and maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 in order to apply.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
When reminded that there are no mandatory credit hours or study halls in the NFL, Garbers smiled.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
To be honored by the campus in Kennesaw, Georgia, students had to earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher while completing a minimum of nine credit hours.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, transfer applicants to Emory must have completed 28 credit hours and maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 in order to apply.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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