qualifying exam
Advancement hurdle assessment
A qualifying exam is a test that determines whether someone meets standards for advancement or certification.
In graduate programs, it's often a comprehensive examination students must pass before proceeding to dissertation work: She spent months preparing for her qualifying exams.
Also called quals or prelims in academic contexts.
- prelimOpening round, shortened
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- doctoralOf advanced academic study
- candidacyPursuit of office
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
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- teststest, tests, quiz, quizzes, final
- preliminarieswarmup, warm-up, intro, preface, prologue
- academic assessmentsessay, quiz, test, midterm, term paper
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
- DoctoratesPhD, doctorate, doctoral program, doctoral candidate, doctoral student
qualifying examdissertation defense
Oral examination of thesis
thesis defense · viva voce · commencement · graduation · capstone project
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Rehearsal assessment before actual
formative assessment · peer review · study group · office hours
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