credit hour
Academic workload measure
A credit hour is a unit measuring academic work, typically representing one hour of classroom instruction per week over a semester.
Most college courses are worth three credit hours, and degree programs require accumulating a set number: She needs 120 credit hours to graduate.
The term is standard in American higher education for tracking progress toward a degree.
Half academic year
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- syllabusCourse plan document
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- electiveChosen, not mandated
corequisite · transcript · module · major · minor · degree · catalog · enrollment
Payment for instruction
- feesCosts for services
- costRequired payment amount
- billingCharging for services rendered
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
financial aid · scholarship · grant · loan · bursary · installment · in-state · out-of-state
Required prior condition
- corequisiteSimultaneous enrollment mandate
- articulationClear vocal expression
- equivalencyState of being equal
- certificationAttestation of qualification
Time in attendance
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
- readingInterpreting written text
- class meetingScheduled student group gathering
semester
Half academic year
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- syllabusCourse plan document
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
elective · corequisite · transcript · module · major · minor · degree · catalog · enrollment · registration
tuition
Payment for instruction
payment · financial aid · scholarship · grant · loan · bursary · installment · in-state · out-of-state · fee schedule
prerequisite
Required prior condition
- corequisiteSimultaneous enrollment mandate
- articulationClear vocal expression
- equivalencyState of being equal
certification · licensure · general education · core curriculum
seat time
Time in attendance
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
- readingInterpreting written text
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- college termsuniversity, community college, fall semester, spring semester, liberal arts college
- Education Termslesson plan, curriculum, syllabus, rubric, assessment
- school feestuition fees, lab fee, lab fees, registration fee, application fee
- teststest, tests, exam, exams, quiz
credit hourgrade
Classification by rank
GPA · letter grade · grade point · pass/fail · test score
hour, credit, credible, credibility, discredit, credits, credited, accredit, creditor