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P/F

English translation: pass/fail

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French term or phrase:P/F
English translation:pass/fail
Entered by: Claire Nolan

18:57 Nov 11, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Higher education prospectus
French term or phrase: P/F
This is in a chart which shows how many credits a student gets for different modules. There is either a number or P/F. I have no idea. Does it mean something like 'not applicable'?
Thank you!
Wendy Cross
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:50
pass/fail
Explanation:
Types de notation
La notation d'un cours peut être:
1. Note lettrée standard : A, B, C, D, E, F
2. Note de passage/échec P/F
3. Note en tant qu'auditeur (AU)
4. Crédits par tests de dispense (exemption tests : CRE)

http://www.aui.ma/DSA/Admissions/2010/Guide des Parents.pdf
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Claire Nolan
Local time: 10:50
Grading comment
Thank you - it never ocurred to me that the French would use this English abbreviation in their system! It all makes perfect sense now.
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pass/fail


Explanation:
Types de notation
La notation d'un cours peut être:
1. Note lettrée standard : A, B, C, D, E, F
2. Note de passage/échec P/F
3. Note en tant qu'auditeur (AU)
4. Crédits par tests de dispense (exemption tests : CRE)

http://www.aui.ma/DSA/Admissions/2010/Guide des Parents.pdf

Claire Nolan
Local time: 10:50
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Thank you - it never ocurred to me that the French would use this English abbreviation in their system! It all makes perfect sense now.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Nice: The whole document is transposed from English
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): yes, according to the document, this is the official way of marking the students
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ingeborg.
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