"Carnegie unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Carnegie units [plural], Carnegie Unit [alternative]
Etymology: Used since 1906. Derives from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which was itself named after Andrew Carnegie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Carnegie unit (plural Carnegie units)
  1. (education, US) A standard measure of academic credit, based on the amount of time spent in class, rather than the mastery of the material, representing 120 hours of instructional contact time over the course of a year. Tags: US Coordinate_terms: student hour
    Sense id: en-Carnegie_unit-en-noun-Tbucv8rD Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Education Topics: education

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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