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credit hour
This term is primarily used within the North American academic system to quantify the workload and value of a course. It serves as a standardized currency for degree requirements, where the number of credit hours typically correlates to the time spent in a classroom or the effort required for independent study.
Because it functions as a specific unit of measurement, it is used in administrative and registrar contexts. It is distinct from a "clock hour," as one credit hour may actually require more than sixty minutes of actual time depending on the course type, such as laboratory or clinical work.
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A unit of measure used by educational institutions to indicate the amount of instruction time a student receives in a specific course, typically representing one hour of classroom instruction per week over a semester.
The student needs twelve more credit hours to qualify for full-time financial aid.