elective course

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But when she was required to take an elective course her freshman year, she saw an opportunity to try something that otherwise felt out of reach to her.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

At the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the most popular elective course, for years, has been Interpersonal Dynamics, more commonly referred to as “Touchy Feely.”

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 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

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