crap course

Definition

Any college course of dubious educational value and minimal difficulty—the kind of easy credit you take to pad your GPA when you're exhausted or just trying to graduate. Usually taught by someone who grades on a curve so generous it defies physics.

Example Usage

Basketweaving is definitely a crap course, but Advanced Quantum Field Theory will actually destroy your soul.

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