credit hour

American  

noun

1. hour.

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Etymology

Origin of credit hour

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Students could also lose eligibility if their grade point average drops below 2.5 or if they drop below credit hour requirements for each semester.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

A key selling point is that online tuition is $600 per credit hour, a little more than half the list price for the 2,300 residential students who attend the historically Black men’s college in Atlanta.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2021

Umpqua is much cheaper, with each credit hour costing about $90.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2015

The expanded fee charges both engineering and health professions students $50 per credit hour for every class they take at Wichita State.

From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2015

Direct assessment programs don't give out degrees based on the credit hour, as most of higher education does, and instead rely on competencies.

From US News • Mar. 3, 2015