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Credit hour

A US unit of college credit, usually based on one hour of class a week over a semester; a full-time load is about 12 to 15 credit hours.

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Topic
Higher education

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Credit (UK) All four UK nations (details may differ)
A unit of qualification size; in the RQF and CQFW one credit is 10 notional hours of learning, and in UK higher education a typical full-time year is 120 credits.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) International
The European credit system, in which one academic year is 60 ECTS credits; two UK credits roughly equal one ECTS credit.
Semester United States International
One of two main halves of the school or college year.

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