Meanings
plural course credits
- academicseducationA unit for measuring the amount of academic studies of which exact definition varies by learning institution. Typically, there is a minimum number of course credits required as a precondition for graduation.
Synonyms: credit, credit hour
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA unit for measuring the amount of academic studies of which exact definition varies by learning institution. Typically, there is a minimum number of course credits required as a precondition for graduation.
More synonyms by meaning
nounrecognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 學分 /学分
- 學分 /学分 (xuéfēn)unit for measuring academic studies
Estonian ainepunkt
- ainepunktunit for measuring academic studies
Finnish opintopiste, suorituspiste
- opintopisteunit for measuring academic studies
- suorituspisteunit for measuring academic studies
- opintoviikkounit for measuring academic studies
French crédit
- créditunit for measuring academic studies
Indonesian satuan kredit semester, SKS
- satuan kredit semesterunit for measuring academic studies
- SKSunit for measuring academic studies
Polish punktowana godzina zajęć
- punktowana godzina zajęćunit for measuring academic studies
Cite this entry
course credit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/course%20credit
“course credit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/course%20credit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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