"core curriculum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: core curricula [plural], core curriculums [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|core curricula|s}} core curriculum (plural core curricula or core curriculums)
  1. (education) The courses or other components of an educational program which are foundational, prerequisite, or mandatory, as opposed to the elective, secondary, or variable components of a program. Wikipedia link: core curriculum Categories (topical): Education Related terms: core course Translations (Translations): currículum nuclear [masculine] (Catalan), currículum comú [masculine] (Catalan), perusopinnot [plural] (Finnish), perusopetus (Finnish), perusoppimäärä (Finnish), tronc commun [masculine] (French), alaptanterv [singular] (Hungarian), truncus commūnis [masculine] (Latin), podstawa programowa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-core_curriculum-en-noun-iG76MaZx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: education

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