curriculum

The definition of curriculum is the combination of courses offered at a school, or all the classes within a certain subject.

(noun)

An example of curriculum is the group of classes offered at UCLA.
An example of curriculum is all the classes required to graduate with a degree in psychology.

See curriculum in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a fixed series of studies required, as in a college, for graduation, qualification in a major field of study, etc.
all of the courses, collectively, offered in a school, college, etc., or in a particular subject

Origin: L, lit., a running, course, race, career < currere, to run: see current

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See curriculum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cur·ric·u·lum

noun pl. curricula cur·ric·u·la (-lə) or cur·ric·u·lums

All the courses of study offered by an educational institution.
A group of related courses, often in a special field of study: the engineering curriculum.

Origin: Latin, course, from currere, to run; see current .

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