correspondence course
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of correspondence course
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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After taking a correspondence course in bookkeeping and accounting, she took over the books for the family enterprise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
In high school, Kingsolver took a correspondence course in philosophy, read Hume, Kant and Tolstoy when her peers were making out in cars, and won a piano scholarship to DePauw University in Indiana.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 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
"So, do you like the correspondence course thing? Sounds pretty nice, I mean, not going to school and all."
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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