Universities have complained that the current A-level system does not stretch pupils sufficiently or give them the intellectual independence and curiosity needed for degree-level study.
The discussion came during a review of several initiatives designed to identify classes that are most in demand or needed for degrees but often stymie students because of high failure rates or because too few of the classes are available, among other issues.
He left for the N.B.A. after his junior season in 1992, promising his mother -- in writing, the story goes -- that he would complete the 28 credits he needed for a degree.
Just over half of the 633 academics polled by Cambridge University's exam board, Cambridge Assessment, said students did not possess the writing or critical thinking skills needed for their degree courses.
All student teachers had completed the coursework needed for a degree completion specific to elementary education, but had not yet satisfied the student teaching aspect of their program.
Where greater fidelity is desired, the most efficient representations are obtained by including as few PCA modes as are needed for the degree of precision desired.
Take advanced courses beyond the minimum needed for the degree and major.
It's a good idea to check out what will be needed for the degrees you may be interested in, even if you're not committed one way or another yet.
At higher applied voltages needed for high degrees of multiplexing, preconcentration bands in the current device are less stable over extended amounts of assay time needed to achieve single cell detection sensitivity.
Prone positioning might affect not only the PEEP value needed for the same degree of lung opening but also the PEEP level associated with other targets for optimization.
He said such a panel was needed for "a greater degree of public scrutiny, of public involvement, of public understanding".
