credit hour
credit hour · credit hours
A course credit based on the number of contact hours per week in class, for one given…A course credit based on the number of contact hours per week in class, for one given term or semester.
Meaning
1 senses(US)A course credit based on the number of contact hours per week in class, for one given term or semester.
a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester
Forms
plural: credit hours| Singular | credit hour |
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| Plural | credit hours |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester:semester hour