passing grades
Minimum acceptable marks
Passing grades are marks that meet or exceed the minimum standard required to complete a course or advance.
The threshold varies by institution—often a D or C in American schools, a percentage elsewhere.
Students who earn passing grades receive credit; those who don't must repeat the course or accept failure.
She got passing grades in all her classes, but nothing to celebrate.
- minimumSmallest possible quantity
- scoresAchieves points; many
- examsFormal academic tests
- sufficientMeeting minimum requirements
- baselineStandard for comparison
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- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
passing gradesfailing grades
F's · failure · flunking · incomplete · academic probation
passing gradeshonors
Recognition for achievement
high honors · distinction · straight A's · dean's list · summa cum laude
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