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course of study
  1. n. an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" [syn: program, programme, curriculum, syllabus]

  2. education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" [syn: course, course of instruction, class]

Usage examples of "course of study".

There had been a time when he had had difficulty with commitment, even when it was only a matter of committing himself to a course of study.

He was clearly a young man of ambition, for in the intervals when he was not carrying messages to and from the various governmental bureaus he mapped out a course of study designed to fill in the gaps in his education.

A course of study was initiated and regul ar school hours kept, with Alan guiding Peter deftly into independent study of whatever the boy wanted to learn while filling in the more obvious lacks.

So effective and strict a course of study had he outlined, and so bright a student had Hasan proved himself to be, that at the unprecedented age of twelve he had been chosen for enrollment in a madraseh for Theological Studies in Arak.

According to the will, the girl who was to benefit from Mrs Bridgetower's money must be chosen and launched on her course of study within a year of her benefactress' death: Mr Snelgrove was also to have the probate completed by that time, or else suffer the humiliation of seeing this juicy plum pass into the hands of another lawyer.

Have you done any thinking as to just what your course of study here at the university will be?

And the Oceanic University they shall be free to take any course of study they will, as an Islander might “.

She had completed the necessary course of study, but the work had not been up to her usual standard, only enough to get by.