course load
Americannoun
plural
course loads-
the number of courses or classroom hours a student is registered for in a given period of schooling.
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the amount of schoolwork a person is expected to take on as part of a plan of study.
Example Sentences
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That’s roughly nine hours a week — the equivalent of an undergraduate course load, said Zehra Abid-Wood, president of Lasell Village and a vice president at the university.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Chin said that he took a part-time course load during the winter quarter but returned to full-time in-person classes in April.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023
The applicant had mostly A’s and a strong course load as well as a performing arts background.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023
On top of their course load, students attend multiday intensives called cypher sessions, with in-person dance classes and lectures.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2023
Things were so hectic that Adam had dropped half his course load and was going to college part-time, and if things kept up at this rate, he was thinking of dropping out altogether.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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