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core curricula

core curricula is the plural of core curriculum.

Meaning of core curriculum

Noun

core curriculum (plural core curricula or core curriculums)

  1. The courses or other components of an educational program which are foundational, prerequisite, or mandatory, as opposed to the elective, secondary, or variable components of a program.
    • The senior high school, if free to concentrate on intensive specialized courses and a core curriculum of constants, will consummate the socially integrating influences of the elementary school.1923, James M. Glass, “The Reorganization of the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Grades—Program of Studies”, in The School Review, volume 31, number 7, pages 523–524

Questions about core curricula

What is core curricula the plural of?
Core curricula is the plural of core curriculum.

Words near core curricula in the dictionary

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

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