Student Credit Hour (SCH)
One hour (50 minutes) of instruction per week over a term.
Definition
A unit of measure representing the equivalent of an hour (50 minutes) of instruction per week over the entire term. It is applied toward the total number of credit hours needed to complete the requirements of a degree, diploma, certificate or other formal award.
University Highlights reports total student credit hours for undergraduate and graduate students.
Where it is used
- Topic
- Students & Enrollment
- Source of definition
- IPEDS
- Data source
- Metric student_credit_hours, entered by hand
- Also known as
- Credit hour, SCH