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noncredit

noncredit

1 3.9
A course that does not give credit toward a degree
  • noun
  • /ˈnɒnˌkrɛdɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : curso sin crédito
  • Average class size in noncredit ESL programs is considerably higher than in credit ESL classes.
  • noncredit ESL
  • credit and noncredit
  • noncredit programs

Examples

  • However, these students, and those in noncredit courses as well, should be included in a more comprehensive analysis of institutional effectiveness.

    Academic text (2002)
  • In addition to its degree programs, the standard array of corporate service and noncredit courses is offered for the local community.

    Academic text (2002)
  • One hundred students were enrolled in transfer courses, and 100 were in noncredit community education classes.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In addition, the college provides apprenticeship programs in six areas and an array of noncredit courses.

    Academic text (1991)
  • College and university outreach programs often schedule noncredit workshop classes on a semester-by-semester basis, with an experienced poet as facilitator.

    Academic text (2011)
  • For example, one community college examined by Curry (2001) offers noncredit courses in ESL through the Alternate Learning Division.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Courses are numbered as part of a sequence that begins with noncredit, remedial level instruction and continues through advanced associate-level preparation.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Sixty-one percent (n=87) of the women were in the noncredit classes, and 39% (n=56) were in the transfer classes.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Low-level ESL courses are often included in community colleges' noncredit curriculum, thus barring immigrant students taking these courses from receiving financial aid.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The community center offers several noncredit courses for adults interested in learning new skills.

How Credit-Bearing

credit
  • Specialized
276 3.5
noncredit
  • Specialized
1 3.9
to audit
7 6.1

Surface Forms

noncredit singular
noncredits plural

Morphology

noncredit = credit (transparent) = non + credit

The negative prefix 'non-' directly negates 'credit' to indicate 'not for credit', which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Noncredit as a noun is formed from non- 'not' plus credit 'points toward a degree'. So a noncredit course does not give credit toward a degree.