preliminary examinations
First-round academic tests
Preliminary examinations are tests taken before more advanced or comprehensive ones—often qualifying exams that determine whether a student may proceed.
In graduate programs, prelims (as they're commonly called) assess mastery of a field before dissertation work begins: She passed her preliminary examinations on the second attempt.
In legal contexts, a preliminary examination is a hearing to determine whether enough evidence exists to proceed to trial.
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- testingExamining to evaluate
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Oral examination of thesis
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