credit hour
noun
: the unit of measuring educational credit usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition is roughly $420 per credit hour or about $19,000 per academic year for students enrolled in 15 credits, according to PSU. 
From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 Trustees at the University of North Alabama in Florence voted unanimously last week to increase undergraduate tuition by $20 per credit hour. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 June 2022 Tuition and fees will be $140 per credit hour for in-district residents, $327 for out-of-district students and $397 for out-of-state students, starting in the fall. Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2022 All students pay a technology fee of $12.25 and a health and safety fee of $3 per credit hour. Dave Perozek, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2022 Perhaps the government, as the Twitter reader suggested, should put a cap on how high tuition can be per credit hour. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Tuition per credit hour for the third and fourth years of a baccalaureate program can’t be more than 150% of the tuition of any other district program, the law states. Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2021 The program labored through a long process to reach that point, adding women’s golf and soccer teams in the mid-2000s before passing a referendum to fund football by doubling the student athletics fee to $20 per semester credit hour. Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Sep. 2021 The institute implemented a $5 increase per credit hour last school year. Mary Jordan, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2021 See More
From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 Trustees at the University of North Alabama in Florence voted unanimously last week to increase undergraduate tuition by $20 per credit hour. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 June 2022 Tuition and fees will be $140 per credit hour for in-district residents, $327 for out-of-district students and $397 for out-of-state students, starting in the fall. Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2022 All students pay a technology fee of $12.25 and a health and safety fee of $3 per credit hour. Dave Perozek, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2022 Perhaps the government, as the Twitter reader suggested, should put a cap on how high tuition can be per credit hour. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Tuition per credit hour for the third and fourth years of a baccalaureate program can’t be more than 150% of the tuition of any other district program, the law states. Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2021 The program labored through a long process to reach that point, adding women’s golf and soccer teams in the mid-2000s before passing a referendum to fund football by doubling the student athletics fee to $20 per semester credit hour. Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Sep. 2021 The institute implemented a $5 increase per credit hour last school year. Mary Jordan, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1927, in the meaning defined above