semester hour

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Noun semester hour has 1 sense

semester hour, credit hour - a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester
--₁ is a kind of credit, course credit

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Semester Hour

Definition:

A semester hour is a unit of academic credit used by educational institutions to quantify the time spent in a class or course within a semester.

Senses:

Noun: The actual amount of time spent in a class or course during one semester.

Usages:

Academic Institutions: Semester hour serves as a measurement to calculate credits earned towards a degree.

Sample Sentences:

Each course at our university is equivalent to three semester hours.
This semester, I am taking six semester hours of psychology classes.
To graduate, you need to complete a total of 120 semester hours.

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