Student (degree)
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Student is the qualification given to people who have passed secondary school (gymnasium educations
) in some countries.
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
) in some countries.
- Studentereksamen, Danish student degree
- StudentexamenStudentexamenStudentexamen is the name of the university entrance examination in Sweden from the 17th century until 1968, during the period 1862–1968 taken as a final written and oral exam on graduation from gymnasium...
, Swedish student degree - StúdentsprófStúdentsprófThe Stúdentspróf is the university entrance examination in Iceland, which takes place towards the end of the last term in gymnasium. Studies leading to the Stúdentspróf generally take three to four years to complete, but in some cases a diploma containing fewer years of study can be regarded as a...
, Icelandic student degree