ˈsīəns/
n.noun
Science is defined as, ‘ the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and the natural world through observation and experiment.’ In regards to a student’s formal education, however, science is one of the five core courses of their basic educational curriculum.
Since science is considered to be part of a student’s core curriculum, it is a mandatory course that all students must take and pass to graduate or progress in their formal educational studies. If a student fails to meet the standards of the minimal requirements needed in science, that student is subject to be held back in their current level of education, until they can successfully pass the class.