syllabus
noun
syl·la·bus
ˈsi-lə-bəs 
plural syllabi
ˈsi-lə-ˌbī
-ˌbē
or syllabuses
1
: a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements
2
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Since its inception, the Alta Academy has generated significant growth, expanding its digital content offerings to include the entire syllabus for the Warrior Training Program, Alta's flagship offering.
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Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Fanon lives on, too, as a mainstay of the college syllabus and the rebel’s bookshelf.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
The syllabus is a thorough resource, one that continues the HRC’s connection with Beyoncé’s Renaissance era.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Schools are incorporating patriotic education, as on the mainland; the syllabus will include study of Hong Kong’s role in the Greater Bay Area.
—Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Mitchell speculated that his class was singled out because his syllabus includes works by August Wilson, the famed African-American playwright, and Nilo Cruz, the Cuban-American playwright who is openly gay.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
But the syllabus veers from the state framework by including Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in a unit on colonialism.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Often, this is not the first thought on students’ minds while reading the syllabus of their upcoming course.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Only after completing an exhaustive syllabus of financial literacy courses and securing pre-approval from a lender can the applicant begin looking for homes.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Fanon lives on, too, as a mainstay of the college syllabus and the rebel’s bookshelf.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
The syllabus is a thorough resource, one that continues the HRC’s connection with Beyoncé’s Renaissance era.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024
Schools are incorporating patriotic education, as on the mainland; the syllabus will include study of Hong Kong’s role in the Greater Bay Area.
—Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Mitchell speculated that his class was singled out because his syllabus includes works by August Wilson, the famed African-American playwright, and Nilo Cruz, the Cuban-American playwright who is openly gay.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
But the syllabus veers from the state framework by including Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in a unit on colonialism.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Often, this is not the first thought on students’ minds while reading the syllabus of their upcoming course.
—Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Only after completing an exhaustive syllabus of financial literacy courses and securing pre-approval from a lender can the applicant begin looking for homes.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
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syllabus
noun
syl·la·bus
ˈsil-ə-bəs
plural syllabi
-ˌbī
-ˌbē
or syllabuses
: a brief outline (as of a course of study)
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