a unit of academic credit, supposedly equal to one semester's study for a period of one hour per week. However, "academic hours" slightly shorter than regular hours (often 50 or 55 minutes per class) are typically used in these calculations.
The unit by which course work is measured. The number of semester hours assigned to a course is usually determined by the number of hours the class meets per week.
a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester
a measure of effort in coursework
a university term for one hour of class time per week for a semester
The primary unit for college/university course work. One semester hour equals three CEUs. 1.5 quarter hours equals one semester hour.
An amount of credit earned in a course representing one classroom hour per week for a semester. A class that meets three days a week for one hour, or one day a week for three hours, would be worth three semester hours, or semester units.
The unit by which coursework is measured. The number of semester hours assigned to a lecture course usually is determined by the number of hours the class meets per week.
The basic unit of credit in college/university courses. Also commonly called “credit hour.
The unit of credit used by schools on the semester plan.
A semester hour is generally a 50-minute period of recitation per week for a semester. A three-semester hour course would be one which meets for three 50-minute periods of recitation a week for a semester. Laboratory or activity periods are counted differently in the total hours for a course.
