credit hour

noun

1. hour ( def 12 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of credit hour¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Instead, why not lower the cost of credit hours for college students pursuing a degree in education?

From Los Angeles Times

This shift toward neutrality changed students' behavior: They accumulated credit hours more quickly than the control group, whose negative weighting bias and low self-control reliably predicted their delay in securing extra credit.

From Science Daily

Some schools do not have designated academic periods and only use credit hours.

From Encyclopedia.com

Unlike accelerated programs that cram the standard 120 credit hours for a bachelor’s degree into three years, pilot schools have proposed slashing required coursework to between 90 and 100 credits.

From Washington Times

The first in his immediate family to go to college, Grant struggled to understand terms like “credit hour” and to compare institutions on such things as their graduation rates.

From Washington Post