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Preliminary Examination (Noun)

Meaning

An examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The graduate student spent weeks preparing for the preliminary examination, knowing it would determine whether she could continue her PhD program.
  • To assess a student's knowledge and readiness to advance to the dissertation stage, the department requires a comprehensive preliminary examination.
  • After passing the preliminary examination, John felt a sense of relief and accomplishment, knowing he could move forward with his research.
  • The preliminary examination was notoriously difficult, with a failure rate of over 30% among graduate students in the program.
  • Sarah's anxiety about the preliminary examination was alleviated when she received the results, showing she had passed with flying colors.

Synonyms

  • Preliminary Exam
  • Prelim

Hypernyms

  • Exam
  • Test
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