noun
1.
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.

2.
a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school.

3.
the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography.

4.
trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit.

Education . to award educational credits to (often followed by with ): They credited me with three hours in history.