curricular

American  

[kuh-rik-yuh-ler] / kəˈrɪk jə lər /

adjective

1. of or relating to a course of study in a school, college, university, etc..

   This enrichment program is designed to meet the curricular objective of relating learning to the “real” world.

   The authors suggest two possible curricular pathways through high school mathematics.

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Other Word Forms

• precurricular
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of curricular

First recorded in 1790–1800, for an earlier sense; curricul(um) ( def. ) + -ar ¹ ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

curricular

That is a significant narrowing of past practice, when international students were allowed to complete summer or other internships on their student visas using a program called curricular practical training.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The judge said the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action “certainly does not proscribe any particular classroom speech, or relate at all to curricular choices.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

Many of our elected officials and leaders see the current moment as simply a policy dispute over vouchers, charters, or curricular topics.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025

Teenagers at school are typically the candidates for DofE, which sees them completing extra curricular activities to build a well-rounded skill set before leaving school.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024

There is nothing wrong about any of these three ways of using the arts, and sometimes it is quite appropriate to use one style over another for various curricular or other reasons.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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