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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This fall, first-time transfer student enrollment is up by nearly a third, while concurrent high school student enrollment rose 15.8%, and total semester credit hours increased 5.9%, according to the college.
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Ryan Anderson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024
What career training will LIFT Academy provide? Upon finishing the four-year program, students get a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Science from Tuskegee University and a private pilot license, having completed 120 credit hours.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Because the average bachelor’s degree requires 120 credit hours, the student in a hurry needs merely to take 18 hours of coursework for six straight semesters, then supplement that learning with six credit hours during both of his summer breaks.
—Graham Hillard, National Review, 7 July 2024
That would save them $490 per credit hour compared to out-of-state tuition — or close to $15,000 a year for a full-time course load.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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Ryan Anderson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024
What career training will LIFT Academy provide? Upon finishing the four-year program, students get a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Science from Tuskegee University and a private pilot license, having completed 120 credit hours.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Because the average bachelor’s degree requires 120 credit hours, the student in a hurry needs merely to take 18 hours of coursework for six straight semesters, then supplement that learning with six credit hours during both of his summer breaks.
—Graham Hillard, National Review, 7 July 2024
That would save them $490 per credit hour compared to out-of-state tuition — or close to $15,000 a year for a full-time course load.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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