course credit
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- noun
- /kɔrs ˈkrɛdɪt/
- Specialized
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crédito de curso
- To graduate, I need to earn enough course credit from my required classes.
- receive course credit
- earn course credit
- extra course credit
Examples
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All participants received course credit or were paid for their participation.
Academic text (2004) -
Students consenting to the research received course credit for participation.
Academic text (2003) -
- I was trying to get course credit.
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I just wish we could get course credit for this.
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Some participants received extra course credit for their contribution.
Academic text (2013) -
The subjects receive course credit in exchange for their participation in the research.
Academic text (1994) -
Students were required to choose from a range of experiments to obtain course credit.
Academic text (1997) -
Students were awarded course credit in exchange for their participation.
Academic text (2006) -
Participants received partial course credit for their time.
Academic text (2011) -
Subjects were tested in one of several large group sessions and received course credit for their participation.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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Recognition for finishing a course that counts toward a degree
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One hour of class each week during a semester that counts toward a degree
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A unit used to count how much study a course gives toward a degree
A unit of college credit equal to one hour of class per week during a semester
A point given by European universities to show how much student work a course needs
How Much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'course' (a series of lessons) combined with 'credit' (an academic unit awarded) yields the academic unit granted for completing a course. This noun+noun construction is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Course credit The noun course credit comes from the idea of giving a credit as a small unit of value for each finished course, like earning a coin or point. Students collect these credits until they have enough to 'graduate', so the term means the school's official recognition that you completed the course and earned part of the needed total.