coursework

n. classwork, assignments required for a course

Coursework refers to work carried out by students at university or middle / high school that contributes towards their overall grade, but which is assessed separately from their final exams. Coursework can, for example, take the form of experimental work, or may involve research in the sciences. It can comprise dissertations, book reports or essays submitted for arts subjects.
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Noun
1. work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course
(hypernym) work
(part-holonym) course, course of study, course of instruction, class