elective course

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He pointed out that the order “does not reference” any particular grade-level or course content, nor the content of an elective course in African American History that the Virginia Department of Education approved in 2020.

From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2022

At certain medical schools across the nation, health-care professionals teach an elective course called “The Healer’s Art,” which seeks to humanize medicine through storytelling and creative expression.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2022

The cancellation of the elective course appeared to be a misapplication and one of the first instances that resulted in educators trying hard to understand the new law.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2021

He found an academic advisor who suggested he take an elective course and his first-year seminar — a sort of “Intro to College” course — instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2020

Maybe I’ll be placed in a creative writing class, my top choice for an elective course.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day