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Definition of coursework
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Word History
1890, in the meaning defined above
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“Coursework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coursework. Accessed 4 Apr. 2024.
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the work required of a student in a particular course of study; classroom work .
curricular studies or academic work .
Origin of coursework
Words nearby coursework.
- course protractor
- court-bouillon
- court Christian
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use coursework in a sentence
Derek Dodson is practicing with the Georgetown University soccer team for a rescheduled season while preparing for the resumption of senior coursework next week.
In San Diego, and throughout the state, an unconscionable number of students are failing or haven’t completed their coursework .
She took a full load of classes in the spring, summer and fall, and in November completed all the coursework for an undergraduate degree in psychology.
Pevzner, who took over the program in 2017, still heads into the field—though day to day he focuses more on developing coursework and swapping insights with similar programs around the world.
Although most schools have increased their offerings of online coursework , the number and sizes of in-person classes vary widely, as does the density of students in on-campus housing.
Digital art coursework at the Rhode Island School of Design simultaneous with an English Ph.D. at Yale?
Her pre-college education had been weak, and Leo was utterly unprepared for the academic part of the coursework .
An obsession with college preparation permeated all of our coursework .
The ad-hocs spent their time badmouthing the profs and tearing apart their coursework .
British Dictionary definitions for coursework
/ ( ˈkɔːsˌwɜːk ) /
written or oral work completed by a student within a given period, which is assessed as an integral part of an educational course
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The meaning of COURSEWORK is work that is assigned or performed as part of a course of study. How to use coursework in a sentence.
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