access course

British

noun

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

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access course

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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