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Extracurricular vs Curriculum - What's the difference?

extracurricular | curriculum |

Curriculum is a derived term of extracurricular.



As nouns the difference between extracurricular and curriculum

is that extracurricular is an activity outside the normal academic curriculum while curriculum is the set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.

As an adjective extracurricular

is outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

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.
  • curriculum

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.
  • (obsolete) A racecourse; a place for running.
  • Derived terms

    * core curriculum * curriculum vitae * extracurricular