"Credit hours means any hours, within a flexible schedule established under section 6122 of this title [5 USCS § 6122], which are in excess of an employee's basic work requirement and which [..]

Courses typically are approved and offered for a specific number of credit hours.

Each course is designated with a prescribed amount of academic credits that students earn toward a degree. The specific number of credits is based on the amount of time both during and out of hours a student must devote to the subject to complete the course. Each degree granted by the university requires a specific number of hours to be earned in d [..]

A measure of value of individual courses expressed according to the type of calendar under which the school operates - e.g. semesters, quarters, or other.

The quantitative measure given to a course as stated in semester hours. See “Semester Hour.”