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  2. National qualifications frameworks in the United Kingdom

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    Doctorate-level courses are coded D for research and E for taught; master's-level courses are coded M for taught (including integrated master's courses) and L for research. Honours-level courses are coded H and non-honours bachelor's-level courses I (across the whole of the UK, not just Scotland, thus splitting level 6 on the England, Wales and ...

  3. Qualification types in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    AS level and A (Advanced) level qualifications at level 3 on the RQF focus on traditional study skills. They normally take two years to complete full-time in school or college, and can be taken part-time. AS and A levels are available in a wide range of academic and applied (work-related) subjects, and are often used as entry into higher education.

  4. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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    Categorizes doctorate-granting institutions according to their level of research activity. This level is calculated using multiple measures, financial and otherwise. Simplifies the measurement of doctorate degrees awarded. Divides Master's colleges and universities into three categories based on the number of Master's degrees awarded.

  5. Academic degree - Wikipedia

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    An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university.These institutions often offer degrees at various levels, usually divided into undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

  6. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In Florida, Standards of Academic Progress require a student to maintain a grade point average of 2.00 or above on the 4.00 numeric grading scale. The student must also finish 67% of the courses attempted, which includes previous failures, re-takes, and withdrawals. Additionally, a student may not attempt a course more than three times.

  7. Higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The term "college" can refer to one of several key types of educational institutions: Stand-alone higher-level education institutions that are not components of a university; Community colleges; Liberal arts colleges; Academic units within a larger university or educational institution; Almost all colleges and universities are coeducational.

  8. National Framework of Qualifications - Wikipedia

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    Launched in 2003, the NFQ was developed by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland as a means of comparing training and qualifications between institutions of education at all levels. It encompasses learning at primary and second level, as well as acting as a benchmark for required standards for graduates of courses offered by QQI, and ...

  9. Undergraduate degree - Wikipedia

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    In Italy, the laurea [4] (formerly laurea triennale, meaning "three-year laurea") is the most common type of "undergraduate degree".It is equivalent to a bachelor's degree and its normative time to completion is three years (note that in Italy scuola secondaria superiore or Lyceum [secondary or grammar school], takes five years, so it ends at 19 years of age).