Meaning & use

Corequisites

noun·Academic

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Courses that a student must take at the same time as another specified course, as opposed to beforehand.

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Organic Chemistry and its lab section are corequisites, so students must register for both together.

Check the catalog for corequisites before finalizing your class schedule.

A note on using this word

Corequisite pairs the Latin prefix 'co-' (together) with 'requisite' (required), distinguishing it from a prerequisite, which must be completed beforehand rather than simultaneously.

Words with an opposite meaning

prerequisites

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