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

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correspondence course

The twins decide to enroll in a writing correspondence course, which is both their salvation and their downfall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

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

Perhaps Dirda has forgotten what he learned in the correspondence course in fundamental economics he took when he was 14.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021

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

“Mrs. Levy won’t let us retire her. She thinks it’s better for Miss Trixie to keep active. Mrs. Levy is a brilliant, educated woman. She’s taken a correspondence course in psychology.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole