correspondence course

American  

noun

1. a course of instruction provided by a correspondence school.

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Etymology

Origin of correspondence course

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Over the next decade, this man, who studied engineering by correspondence course, was responsible for the nine exquisite bridges that spanned the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2023

In Alaska, they are counted as present whether or not they log on, with the state viewingremote learning as similar to a correspondence course.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2021

Mr. Moi eventually received a certificate in public accounting from London through a correspondence course, and in 1945, he began a career in government schools as a teacher and administrator.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2020

To help support his parents and four siblings, Philip left school at 14 to apprentice at his uncle’s hairdressing salon, then enrolled in a correspondence course at Britain’s Institute of Trichologists.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2016

A correspondence course in English; reads everything except detective stories.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank