carnegie unit

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|education|US}} 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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