Plural of Curriculum
The noun “curriculum” has two accepted plural forms in current dictionaries: “curricula” and “curriculums.” “Curricula” preserves the traditional Latin plural, while “curriculums” is also recorded as an English plural.
Both “curricula” and “curriculums” are accepted plurals of “curriculum.”
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Core difference
“Curricula” and “curriculums” are both plural forms; there is no need to treat the regularized form as automatically incorrect.
Fast Test
Choose one form consistently within a document unless a house style or field convention requires otherwise.
Usage Boundary
Do not use “curriculum” itself as a plural when ordinary countable agreement requires a plural form.
Sources and evidence
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- CURRICULUM — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct inflection evidence listing both curricula and curriculums as plurals of curriculum.