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access course

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) an intensive course of study for people without academic qualifications that enables them to apply for higher education

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Professor Dillon and Dr Stag have been championing this approach in a series of webinars and a forthcoming open access course for educators.

From Science Daily Dec. 1, 2023

Once back together, he signed up for college classes, took an access course in humanities and won a scholarship to study psychology and criminology at university.

From The Guardian Apr. 9, 2016

The laptop is now endemic in the modern classroom, with most students using them—purportedly—to take notes and access course materials.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2014

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