Intramural programs

Formal extracurricular activities, such as competitive sports, conducted exclusively “within the walls” of a school or college for its own students. Depending on the size of the institution and its student body, intramural activities may be as broad or broader than extramural activities involving competition with other schools or colleges. Thus, an intramural sports program may offer a complete program of intramural autumn, winter and spring sports, with a variety of teams in each sport based on age or ability. Intramural sports are often conducted as part of a required physical education program. Nonathletic intramural programs might include competing debating teams, chess teams, bridge teams and a variety of other competitions between students of the same school.