The phrase "a rigorous course of study" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an academic program that is demanding and thorough, often requiring significant effort and commitment from students.
Example: "The university offers a rigorous course of study that prepares students for challenging careers in engineering."
Alternatives: "a demanding academic program" or "a challenging curriculum".
"This is a rigorous course of study," he said.
However, it is instructive to browse through our Ph.D. program pages to see what is involved in such a rigorous course of study.
In the quarter in which the minor is declared, the student must meet with his or her assigned adviser, create a rigorous course of study based on topical breadth, and obtain adviser approval for the checklist.
An experienced harp player, she was certified to treat patients through the Bedside Harp program, a rigorous course of study in which she had to attend four weekend sessions in addition to classes, and complete an internship at a hospital site the program uses in New Jersey.
From the amounts appropriated under subsection (f), the Secretary is authorized to award grants to States, on a competitive basis, to enable the States to encourage students to pursue a rigorous course of study, beginning in secondary school and continuing through the students'postsecondary education, in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a health-related field.
In the quarter in which the major is declared, students meet with their assigned faculty adviser, create a rigorous course of study based on topical breadth, and obtain adviser approval of an Anthropology emphasis as part of the course of study and obtain the major adviser's signature on the Major Checklist.
In 1766 Peter Beckford, a cousin of William Beckford, the author of Vathek, prevailed upon Clementi's father to allow him to take the boy to England, where he lived quietly in Wiltshire pursuing a rigorous course of studies.
(Students may enroll in a less rigorous course of study with the permission of their parents).
Since Mr. Sizer has been one of the most cogent critics of what he considers a mushy curriculum spooned out at high schools, it is surprising to hear him oppose efforts for a more rigorous course of study.
Onlookers might call a few "high functioning" (though that adjective has no clinical meaning), and T.C.S. is an accredited high school and middle school, offering college prep and high-school courses to students able to complete a conventionally rigorous course of study.
I maintain that it would be better for some of our struggling students to take this path rather than force them on a too rigorous course of study that would only increase the high school dropout rate.
