0 a measure of the time someone has spent studying towards a credit (= a unit that represents a successfully completed part of an educational course):
At that time, I was taking more credit hours than anybody ever had at Marshall, 28 hours a semester.
Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED, plus 60 credit hours (or 90 quarter-credits) from an accredited college or university.
Colorado community colleges, for example, charge $115 per credit hour for an online course compared with $56 for a traditional one.
Maryland requires 12 credit hours of reading coursework for elementary-education majors.
