The "credit hour" is: the exact hour your tuition is due the basis for which semester hours are awarded an iou the amount of time you spend in class

The basis for which semester hours are awarded. It's not an actual hour, or the amount of time you spend in class. Colleges and universities may have requirements for the classes as to how many credit hours you need for a degree.

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