The course of study, developed to be presented in sequence and to meet specific goals, offered by an educational institution for its students.

The curriculum of a school or other educational institution is the structured course of study its students follow. Public, independent, and parochial schools, while differing in their respective approaches to education and classroom format, each establish a formal statement of educational goals or mission and develop a plan to meet those goals. The plan is generally comprised of specific learning objectives achieved through study of subjects such as science, mathematics, literature, and history.

In the United States, there has never been a national curriculum established, although many countries have such a curriculum. Since 1983, when the Department of Education published A Nation at Risk, the following basic high school curriculum has been recommended: four years of English; three years of mathematics; three years of science, including...