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core curriculum

American  

noun

Education.
  1. a curriculum in which all or some of the subjects or courses are based on a central theme in order to correlate the subjects and the theme.


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City & Guilds, who set the core curriculum for the Level 2 Beauty Diploma, declined to comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Do liberal arts schools present students with a core curriculum that expects them to master foundational subjects like economics, a foreign language, composition and natural sciences?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

They had to register their kids as homeschooled by a certain date, provide an instruction schedule, comply with a core curriculum requirement, and document the highest level of education completed by the parent.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023

Ultra-Orthodox schools widely do not teach a core curriculum of math or English.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

Was being “a geek on the rise” a valued asset at the University of Chicago, known for its classic core curriculum?

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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