"student hour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: student hours [plural], Student Hour [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} student hour (plural student hours)
  1. (education, US) A standardized unit in higher education used to measure instructional contact time and track student progress towards credits, typically equating to about twelve hours of class or direct instructor interaction over a semester. Tags: US Coordinate_terms: Carnegie unit
    Sense id: en-student_hour-en-noun-fbOsiKrt 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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