course load
noun
: the total of high school or college courses someone is taking
I have a light/full course load this semester.
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That's a huge accomplishment in itself, and even more so considering Williams did this while taking a full course load in high school.
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Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Students who only take on-level courses but maintain a 4.0 GPA will be looked upon less favorably than students who took a rigorous course load but got a few B’s.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This supply-demand imbalance is evident because of those seniors who did not have an internship: 63% of them had in fact wanted to take one but could not due to a lack of positions, intense competition and personal factors such as a heavy course load.
—Hee Song, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
That’s already a hefty task for students while managing their course load.
—Carrie Welton, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
The number of adjunct professors at Howard Community College changes depending on the semester and course load.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
This was all in spite of her willingness to complete her course load at the same time.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 July 2024
Scruggs maintains the same attitude as a college athlete, taking a full course load while balancing her fencing responsibilities.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 26 July 2024
Cost has been a big barrier for Marisa Pizano, who reduced her summer course load at Cal State Channel Islands and switched to online classes in order to care for her three children.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Students who only take on-level courses but maintain a 4.0 GPA will be looked upon less favorably than students who took a rigorous course load but got a few B’s.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This supply-demand imbalance is evident because of those seniors who did not have an internship: 63% of them had in fact wanted to take one but could not due to a lack of positions, intense competition and personal factors such as a heavy course load.
—Hee Song, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
That’s already a hefty task for students while managing their course load.
—Carrie Welton, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
The number of adjunct professors at Howard Community College changes depending on the semester and course load.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
This was all in spite of her willingness to complete her course load at the same time.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 July 2024
Scruggs maintains the same attitude as a college athlete, taking a full course load while balancing her fencing responsibilities.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC News, 26 July 2024
Cost has been a big barrier for Marisa Pizano, who reduced her summer course load at Cal State Channel Islands and switched to online classes in order to care for her three children.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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“Course load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/course%20load. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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