passing score
Threshold for success
A passing score is the minimum score needed to succeed on an exam or assessment.
Standards vary by test and institution—what counts as passing on a driver's license exam differs from a professional certification.
She got a passing score on the bar exam.
The term implies meeting requirements without suggesting excellence.
- cutoffPoint of termination
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- minimumSmallest possible quantity
- bare minimumSmallest acceptable quantity
- gradeClassification by rank
letter grade · benchmark · grading curve · exam · final exam · test · qualify · make the grade · mark · percentile · bar · hurdle · clearance · just barely · achievement · merit · competency · certification
- Academic Testingmath test, English test, language test, writing test, reading test
- bar admissionbar exam, bar examination, state bar, moral character, sworn in
- Chinese testsproficiency levels, beginner, intermediate, advanced, listening
- driving testsdriving test, permit test, road signs, parallel parking, three-point turn
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- naturalizationcitizenship test, naturalization ceremony, naturalization test, naturalization certificate, citizenship oath
academic/test outcome
passing scorefailing grade
Unsatisfactory academic mark
fail · failure · F · unsatisfactory · flunk
passing, score, pass, passed, passes, passer, passable, impassable, passage