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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The cost is $7,200 per year, or $200 per credit hour, which happens to fall below the maximum Pell grant award, which is $7,395 for the 2024-25 academic year, so that low-income students can attend at no cost.
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2025
As part of that agreement for Trevecca, Boone said the Eastern Nazarene students will enroll at the Nashville university at the same tuition level and with the same academic offerings and credit hours.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
The Austin Community College board of trustees unanimously approved a new scholarship Monday meant to propel current ACC students to successfully complete their degree by paying for their last 15 credit hours of tuition.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 2 July 2024
The master programs are 36 to 45 credit hours that take four semesters, or two years, to complete.
—Jennifer Lindahl, The Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2024
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2025
As part of that agreement for Trevecca, Boone said the Eastern Nazarene students will enroll at the Nashville university at the same tuition level and with the same academic offerings and credit hours.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
The Austin Community College board of trustees unanimously approved a new scholarship Monday meant to propel current ACC students to successfully complete their degree by paying for their last 15 credit hours of tuition.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 2 July 2024
The master programs are 36 to 45 credit hours that take four semesters, or two years, to complete.
—Jennifer Lindahl, The Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2024
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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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