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student hour

student hour noun: 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.

Noun (1)

student hour (plural student hours)

  1. (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.

Noun (2) capitalized: Student Hour

Student Hour (plural Student Hours)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of student hour.

Forms of student hour

pluralstudent hours
alternative formStudent Hour
pluralStudent Hours

Questions about student hour

What does student hour mean?
Student hour means 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.
What part of speech is student hour?
Student hour is a noun.
What is the plural of student hour?
The plural of student hour is student hours.

Words near student hour in the dictionary

  1. student councils
  2. student driver
  3. student drivers
  4. student ghetto
  5. student ghettos
  6. student hour
  7. student hours
  8. student lamp
  9. student loan
  10. student loans
  11. student nation

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