noncredit

adjective

non·cred·it | \ˌnän-ˈkre-dət

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Definition of noncredit

: not offering credit toward a degree noncredit courses

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CALIFORNIA -- Cal State plans to drop placement exams in math and English as well as noncredit remedial courses that more than 25,000 freshmen have been required to take each fall. -- — latimes.com, "Today: What the Mueller Grand Jury Means," 4 Aug. 2017

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The first known use of noncredit was in 1965

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noncredit

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of noncredit

: not able to be counted as one of the courses that you must take to get a degree from a college or university : not taken for credit (sense 7b)

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