state examination
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In Germany, the graduation not under the auspices of an educational institution but conditional on governmental interference regulating the admission to a profession; if immediately following education in an academic institution, successful completion of such an examination concludes academic studies and is equivalent to a level 7 academic degree, otherwise it usually immediately follows preparatory service for public office (Referendariat), not mutually exclusively (undergoing two is regular for certain professions in all or some states).
Example Sentences
- "The only qualification the students need to gain university entrance is to be have graduated from higher school (Abitur). No one wants to know whether or not the students do have particular skills that are needed to study law. With respect to multicultural legal classes, there are two main obstacles to overcome in order to succeed in passing the German state examination. First, students from a migrant background may experience difficulties in using the archaic vocabulary and terminology of German law which was developed during the nineteenth century. Second, students from a migrant background are often the first of their families to study at a German university. They may lack role models who can help and encourage them in their studies."
- "Lectures were normally not at all interactive. The professors would just talk. In fact, I felt that most of my professors were not good at teaching. They were so bad that for the last two years prior to the final state examination I did not attend any lectures as this was time-consuming and did not really help much. I had rather drawn up my own study plan and worked in the library or in small self-study groups for those two years, supplemented by up to three mock exams per week. In those old days there was also not much contact between students and the professors. Until I attended the oral part of the first legal state examination, I had only spoken twice to one of my law professors in relation to a scholarship matter. Otherwise I would not have dared to approach them, but I also did not see any need to do so."