Meanings
nounprereq (plural prereqs)
plural prereqs
- abbreviationclippinginformaleducationClipping of prerequisite (“a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started”)
And in some cases, students who haven't taken a prereq are actually disenrolled from the course that requires it.
2011, Constance Courtney Staley, Steve Staley, FOCUS on College and Career Success, page 121 more example
When you are planning on going into Nursing at University of Washington, you are really praying that you get into the Nursing school because the prereqs are so strictly and rigidly set up.
2011, Emily Sugiyama, Katie Shaw, University of Washington 2012
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Origin
Clipping of prerequisite.
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