credit hour

noun
1.
hour (def 12).
Origin
1925-30
Examples from the web for credit hour
  • Maybe a five credit hour prep course is too much for too many.
  • One semester credit hour equals fifteen clock hours.
  • Discusses the definition of the academic credit hour and its relationship to current social, political, and educational changes.
  • Worth one graduate credit hour if you bring students to the park on a field trip.
  • In return, the volunteers receive one credit hour for each hour volunteered.