passing grade
Barely scraping by
A passing grade is the minimum score needed to complete a course or exam successfully.
The threshold varies—universities typically require a C or higher, while professional certifications may demand 70% or more.
She got a passing grade but nothing to brag about.
By extension, anything that barely meets requirements: The restaurant's cleanliness was a passing grade at best.
- coursePlanned path forward
- credit hoursAcademic progress measurement
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- markVisible impression or sign
just barely · scraping by · bare minimum · subject · report card · assessment criteria · class · standardized test · matriculation · qualification · C · B · satisfactory · final exams · curriculum standards · transfer exam · exam results · minimum
- School Outcomesdiploma, degree, dropout, honor roll, dean's list
- Test Scorestest scores, SAT score, ACT score, IQ score, raw score
- school termsfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior, homework
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- gradesA, A+, B, C, D
- academic requirementscredits, GPA, transcript, prerequisites, coursework
passing gradefailing grade
Unsatisfactory academic mark
failing · flunking · F · failure · incomplete
passing gradehonors
Recognition for achievement
A · distinction · high honors · top marks · perfect score
pass, passing, passed, passes, passer, passable, impassable, passage, passages