Carnegie unit
See also: Carnegie Unit
English
Alternative forms
- Carnegie Unit (by preference)
Etymology
Used since 1906; from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which was itself named after Andrew Carnegie.
Noun
Carnegie unit (plural Carnegie units)
- One of various time-based references for measuring educational attainment used by American secondary schools.
Usage notes
Some prefer to capitalize both first letters, as Carnegie Unit, since the term derives from a proper noun.
See also
- student hour
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