For the compilation album, see Curriculum Vitae (album). For the 1975 film, see Curriculum Vitae (film). Example of the kind of extensive CV used in academia, in this case 69 pages long. In English, a curriculum vitae (English: / ... ˈviːtaɪ, -ˈwiːtaɪ, -ˈvaɪtiː/,[1][2][3][4] Latin for "course of life", often shortened to CV) is a short written summary of a person's career, qualifications, and educ