clock hour

A measure of educational or academic work in real time. A clock hour consists of:

• a 50-minute to 60-minute class, lecture, or recitation in a 60-minute period; or
• a 50-minute to 60-minute laboratory, shop training, or internship in a 60-minute period;
  or
• 60 minutes of preparation in a correspondence course of study.

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