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Cocurricular vs Extracurricular - What's the difference?

cocurricular | extracurricular |

As adjectives the difference between cocurricular and extracurricular

is that cocurricular is accompanying an educational curriculum while extracurricular is outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

As a noun extracurricular is

an activity outside the normal academic curriculum.

cocurricular

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Accompanying an educational curriculum.
    • Scouting is a cocurricular activity.

    extracurricular

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment
    • The students enjoy a number of extracurricular activities at weekends.
  • Similarly outside of the normal duties of a job or profession
  • (informal) extramarital

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (education) An activity outside the normal academic curriculum.
  • (informal) An activity beyond official duties of a job or profession.
  • (informal) An extramarital affair.