academic track

College preparatory route

An academic track is a structured sequence of courses or a designated pathway within an educational system.

Students might be placed on a college-preparatory track versus a vocational track, or choose between honors and standard tracks: She's on the academic track for pre-med.

The term implies that educational choices branch like railroad tracks, directing students toward different destinations.

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educational pathway type

academic trackvocational track

Education preparing for occupations

vocational training · trade school · apprenticeship · vocational education · technical education

learning approach

academic trackhands-on training

Instruction through direct experience

practical training · on-the-job training · applied learning · shop class · fieldwork

formality of learning

academic trackself-taught

Educated without instructors

school of hard knocks · informal education · street smarts · practical experience · learning by doing

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