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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Other universities are also experimenting with reducing necessary credit hours.
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
The total credit hours taught increased from 33,253 to 36,284.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
He's already accumulated 21 college credit hours through AP and Dual Enrollment courses, has a 4.4 weighted grade point average and is involved in five school clubs.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
The Fifteen Year Journey to the Three-Year Degree After the idea languished for nearly a decade, Western Governors University (WGU) emerged as an early pioneer in 2018, demonstrating the viability of sub-120 credit bachelor’s degree programs by offering degrees ranging from 97 to 110 credit hours.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
The total credit hours taught increased from 33,253 to 36,284.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
He's already accumulated 21 college credit hours through AP and Dual Enrollment courses, has a 4.4 weighted grade point average and is involved in five school clubs.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
The Fifteen Year Journey to the Three-Year Degree After the idea languished for nearly a decade, Western Governors University (WGU) emerged as an early pioneer in 2018, demonstrating the viability of sub-120 credit bachelor’s degree programs by offering degrees ranging from 97 to 110 credit hours.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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