Carnegie Units

A form of Carnegie unit — A standard measure of academic credit, based on the amount of time spent in class, rather than the mastery of the material, representing 120 hours of instructional contact time over the course of a year.

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Meanings

Carnegie Units1

noun
  1. pluralplural of Carnegie Unit

Carnegie units2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Carnegie unit
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