credit hour

noun

: the unit of measuring educational credit usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term

Examples of credit hour in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tuition will rise to $91 per credit hour for in-district students, those who live in the Bentonville and Rogers school districts. Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Both found their way to a program at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where courses cost only about $100, including fees, per credit hour. USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 Out-of-state students pay $164 per credit hour, and tuition is $215 for international students. Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 31 Jan. 2024 The credit hours were $357 for residents and $801 for non-resident students. Jemma Stephenson, al, 28 Aug. 2023 This includes waiving minimum credit hour requirements for transfers, waiving application deadlines for transfers, and encouraging universities and colleges to use their existing statutory authority to provide in-state tuition for students with a financial hardship. Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024 However, the department says 98% of doctoral students needed more than 60 credit hours to graduate. Marley Jay, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023 How many college credits can a high school student get for free? First- and second-year high school students can get up to $300, which will pay for up to six credit hours. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2023 Adjunct and contingent faculty will be able to receive 3.35 hours of work for every credit hour taught. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of credit hour was circa 1927

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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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