credit hour
noun
: the unit of measuring educational credit usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term
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Those remained in effect for the fall 2024 semester, with mandatory fees of $50 per credit hour also stable.
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Supporter Arguments Proponents, including some education policy researchers and institutional leaders, argue that credit hour requirements would incentivize timely degree completion and improve graduation rates.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
In-district and out-of-district students will pay $2 more per semester credit hour, up to $100 and $111, respectively, according to the system.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Currently, the Department of Defense will fund service member's college tuition and fees up to $250 per semester credit hour or $166 per quarter credit hour, with a cap of $4,500 per fiscal year.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Supporter Arguments Proponents, including some education policy researchers and institutional leaders, argue that credit hour requirements would incentivize timely degree completion and improve graduation rates.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
In-district and out-of-district students will pay $2 more per semester credit hour, up to $100 and $111, respectively, according to the system.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Currently, the Department of Defense will fund service member's college tuition and fees up to $250 per semester credit hour or $166 per quarter credit hour, with a cap of $4,500 per fiscal year.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Credit hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/credit%20hour. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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