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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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.
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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
To be honored at the campus in Birmingham, Alabama, students had to earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 while attempting at least 12 credit hours of coursework.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
State of play: To become a licensed CPA, candidates in all 50 states need 150 college credit hours (30 more than an undergraduate degree) and must pass an exam.
—Andrew King, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
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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
To be honored at the campus in Birmingham, Alabama, students had to earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 while attempting at least 12 credit hours of coursework.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
State of play: To become a licensed CPA, candidates in all 50 states need 150 college credit hours (30 more than an undergraduate degree) and must pass an exam.
—Andrew King, Axios, 20 Feb. 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 29 Mar. 2025.
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