Meaning & use
Courseload
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The number of courses or amount of academic work a student is taking during a given term.
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Her courseload this semester includes two lab sciences and a full calculus sequence.
Students are advised to keep a manageable courseload while working part-time.
A note on using this word
Often written as two words, 'course load,' this compound is common in academic advising and student-life contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
workloadclass schedule
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