cocurricular
cocurricular Lexical Profile
cocurricular Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to activities, programs, and learning experiences that complement and extend the regular academic curriculum in a school or university, though typically not carrying academic credit.
"The university encourages first-year students to participate in cocurricular programs such as the student newspaper, debate club, and orchestra."
Word Nuance & Usage
While often used interchangeably with 'extracurricular,' in strict educational terminology 'cocurricular' refers to activities that directly complement and extend classroom coursework (such as a school band, debate team, or student newspaper), whereas 'extracurricular' refers to activities entirely outside the academic curriculum.
• Rhymes for cocurricular
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in mid-20th-century American educational terminology from the prefix 'co-' (together, jointly) and 'curricular,' from Latin 'curriculum' (a running, course, or career).