"student hour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: student hours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} student hour (plural student hours)
  1. (education, US) A time-based unit of measurement used in American colleges and universities to track student educational attainment. Each unit represents approximately 12 hours of class or contact time with an instructor over the course of a semester. Wikipedia link: Carnegie Unit and Student Hour Tags: US Categories (topical): Education Synonyms: Student Hour Related terms: Carnegie unit
    Sense id: en-student_hour-en-noun-qRulO93V Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: education

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