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core course

core course noun: an academic class that is one of a subset of mandatory classes required to complete a degree program.

Noun

core course (plural core courses)

  1. An academic class that is one of a subset of mandatory classes required to complete a degree program.
    • ...their cooperation should be secured in order to include the subject as a core course in the program of studies.1934, The Balance Sheet - Volumes 16-17, page 113
    • What specifically is a core course? Over the answer to this advocates and the opponents of general education have waged bitter battles.1948, Earl James McGrath, Social Sciences in General Education, page 77

Forms of core course

pluralcore courses

Questions about core course

What does core course mean?
Core course means an academic class that is one of a subset of mandatory classes required to complete a degree program.
What part of speech is core course?
Core course is a noun.
What is the plural of core course?
The plural of core course is core courses.

Words near core course in the dictionary

  1. core competency
  2. core constituencies
  3. core constituency
  4. core constituent
  5. core constituents
  6. core course
  7. core courses
  8. core curricula
  9. core curriculum
  10. core curriculums
  11. core day

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