curriculum
noun
cur·ric·u·lum
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plural curricula\ kə-ˈri-kyə-lə
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also curriculums
Definition of curriculum
1
: the courses offered by an educational institution
the high school curriculum
2
: a set of courses constituting an area of specialization
the engineering curriculum the biological sciences curriculum the liberal arts curriculum
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Examples of curriculum in a Sentence
The college has a liberal arts curriculum.
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One of Tulloch’s students had no interest in the core school curriculum and was at risk of dropping out. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Here are San Diego County’s five Teachers of the Year," 7 Sep. 2019 In the Sanford curriculum, the norm-setting process that has traditionally been implicit and internal becomes explicit and external. — Max C. Eden, National Review, "The Latest Education-Policy Fad Amounts to Social and Emotional Engineering," 27 Aug. 2019 One of the major points of friction among Jewish groups involves inclusion in the curriculum of the movement to push boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel for the Jewish state’s treatment of Palestinians. — Nina Agrawal, Los Angeles Times, "California ethnic studies must add lessons on Jewish Americans and anti-Semitism, schools chief says," 14 Aug. 2019 Throughout the week, teachers will gather information and new practices to bring back to the classroom to assist in curriculum like early reading, mathematics and more. — Lily Jackson | [email protected], al.com, "‘Improving education is everyone’s business’: Over 3,300 teachers gather in Mobile," 15 July 2019 Humanities subjects were incorporated in the academic curriculum of IISc from 2011, when the four-year undergraduate bachelor of science (BS) (research) programme began. — Bitasta Das, Quartz India, "How I engage students of India’s premier science school in folk arts," 27 June 2019 The state board's rules very broadly govern what can and can't be included in the curriculum set by school districts. — Lily Altavena, azcentral, "Sex ed in Arizona: How does it work? What are schools allowed to teach?," 24 June 2019 This year, two people will receive master’s degrees in the curriculum from New York University. — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, "The Secret Tech Problem at Modern Art Museums," 24 June 2019 Last summer, the board dwelled on keeping Moses in the social studies curriculum as an influence to the nation’s founding fathers. — Andrea Zelinski, ExpressNews.com, "Rewrite of Texas sex education standards could include lessons on contraception, gender identity," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'curriculum.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for curriculum
curriculum
noun
English Language Learners Definition of curriculum
formal
: the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc.
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curriculum
noun
cur·ric·u·lum
| \ kə-ˈri-kyə-ləm
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plural curricula\ -lə \
also curriculums
Kids Definition of curriculum
: all the courses of study offered by a school
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