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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In-district and out-of-district students will pay $2 more per semester credit hour, up to $100 and $111, respectively, according to the system.
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Currently, the Department of Defense will fund service member's college tuition and fees up to $250 per semester credit hour or $166 per quarter credit hour, with a cap of $4,500 per fiscal year.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
To qualify for any Pell Grant at all, students will be required to be enrolled in 15 credit hours per year.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 May 2025
For instance, the proposal would change the definition of a full-time student to someone with at least 15 credit hours per semester, up from the current 12 credit hours.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Currently, the Department of Defense will fund service member's college tuition and fees up to $250 per semester credit hour or $166 per quarter credit hour, with a cap of $4,500 per fiscal year.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
To qualify for any Pell Grant at all, students will be required to be enrolled in 15 credit hours per year.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 May 2025
For instance, the proposal would change the definition of a full-time student to someone with at least 15 credit hours per semester, up from the current 12 credit hours.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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