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 premium compensates for the rigorous process of obtaining a CPA license, which includes meeting the 150 credit hour educational requirement, passing the CPA exam, and gaining relevant work experience.
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Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the spring semester and at least a 3.50 GPA (on a 4.00 scale).
—Becca Martin-Brown, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2023
Besides being from one of the above communities, the applicant must be continuing her education after completing at least 12 credit hours at an accredited college or university and be age 25 or older.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
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
Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the spring semester and at least a 3.50 GPA (on a 4.00 scale).
—Becca Martin-Brown, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2023
Besides being from one of the above communities, the applicant must be continuing her education after completing at least 12 credit hours at an accredited college or university and be age 25 or older.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
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
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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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