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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The Chartered Accountant path relies heavily on examinations and a multiyear internship period—no college credit hours required at all.
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Bryce Welker, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The second formula would allocate money to institutions based on the number of credit hours students complete.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025
In some cases, tuition costs could increase from $50 per semester credit hour to $455.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Raising the number of classes or credit hours is likely to place an overwhelming burden on Latino students.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Bryce Welker, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The second formula would allocate money to institutions based on the number of credit hours students complete.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025
In some cases, tuition costs could increase from $50 per semester credit hour to $455.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Raising the number of classes or credit hours is likely to place an overwhelming burden on Latino students.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for credit hour
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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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