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Foster, Joan M.; Becker, George; Stranahan, Patricia – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1998
Discusses the definition of the academic credit hour and its relationship to current social, political, and educational changes. Today, nontraditional delivery systems affect the way credit is offered and received. Faculty must consider how these changes affect what graduates know. Definition and validity of the credit hour is the key to the…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Curriculum, Definitions, Degree Requirements
