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D Passing - Undergraduate 1.0 / D Failure Graduate 0.0

Spanish translation: D aprodado - estudiante de pre-grado 1.0 /D reprobado estudiante de post-grado 0.0


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English term or phrase:D Passing - Undergraduate 1.0 / D Failure Graduate 0.0
Spanish translation:D aprodado - estudiante de pre-grado 1.0 /D reprobado estudiante de post-grado 0.0
Entered by: Rosa Paredes
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23:21 Aug 26, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Calificaciones/notas de Facultades, Universidades
English term or phrase: D Passing - Undergraduate 1.0 / D Failure Graduate 0.0
Grade Quality Points
D Aprobado - Estudiante Universitario ??? 1.0

(OH! MY! I apologize for my try)

D Failure Graduate 0.0
D Reprobado - Recibido???

Por favor álguien me de una traducción para Graduate y Undergraduate para US Universities, porque encontré muchas cosas increíbles!!!
Como por ejemplo, que el Undergraduate es el que estudia hasta BA, y el Graduate hace algo así como un MA.

Help me out please!!!!
Thanks :)
Diana Kozenitzky Andrés
Argentina
Local time: 12:12
D aprodado - estudiante de pre-grado 1.0 /D reprobado estudiante de post-grado 0.0
Explanation:
undergraduate: es el estudiante de un programa de 4 años conducente a Bachelor
graduate: estudiante de un programa de post-grado, es decir después del Bachelor
Un estudiante en un programa de bachelor puede aprobar con una D, no así un estudiante graduado. Esto se refiere a los créditos por escritura (writing credits)

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'aprobado'
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Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 08:12
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1D aprodado - estudiante de pre-grado 1.0 /D reprobado estudiante de post-grado 0.0
Rosa Paredes
5 -1D aprobado - subgraduado 1.0 / d desaprobado posgraduado (suspendido) 0.0
Jonathan Norris
4D aprueba - estudiante de pregrado 1.0 / D No se gradúa
Leonardo Lamarche


  

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passing - undergraduate 1.0 / d failure graduate 0.0
D aprueba - estudiante de pregrado 1.0 / D No se gradúa


Explanation:
Trato de explicar:
Valores de las notas:
A=4 puntos:máxima calificación
B=3 puntos
C=2 puntos
D=1 punto (calificación mínima de aprobación de una materia, pero no puede graduarse con un promedio en la carrera de D (= 1 punto)
Espero que sea de ayuda.

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 10:42
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 67

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neutral  Rosa Paredes: Y referencias que apoyen tu interpreetación? Porfis ...
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
d passing - undergraduate 1.0 / d failure graduate 0.0
D aprodado - estudiante de pre-grado 1.0 /D reprobado estudiante de post-grado 0.0


Explanation:
undergraduate: es el estudiante de un programa de 4 años conducente a Bachelor
graduate: estudiante de un programa de post-grado, es decir después del Bachelor
Un estudiante en un programa de bachelor puede aprobar con una D, no así un estudiante graduado. Esto se refiere a los créditos por escritura (writing credits)

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-08-27 02:11:18 GMT)
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'aprobado'

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 08:12
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 48
Notes to answerer
Asker: Justamente a eso me refería Rosa, gracias, esperaré más respuestas, aunque la tuya parece ser la más acertada. Gracias por la claridad de tu explicación.

Asker: Perdoname Rosa, pensé que ya había elegido la respuesta. Mi cabeza!!!


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agree  lorenab23
1 hr
  -> gracias
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
d passing - undergraduate 1.0 / d failure graduate 0.0
D aprobado - subgraduado 1.0 / d desaprobado posgraduado (suspendido) 0.0


Explanation:
D Passing - Undergraduate 1.0 / D Failure Graduate 0.0

This question brings up several points about the American university system- as a graduate of which I hope I can adequately explain for you.

Undergraduate = First four years taken for your B.A.
Graduate = Post-graduate studies like M.A.'s

Leonardo was on the right track with the grade points corresponding to letter grades, in this case a D is a passing grade for undergrads ("subgraduados" my suggestion), but not for graduate students (posgraduados).

Well, hope you find this useful.

Sincerely,

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Aquí unas citas de google para mis aportes, los cuales se encuentran utilizados ampliamente:

Listado de Cursos Programa Subgraduado
Cursos a nivel subgraduado avanzado. QUIM 5005. INTERMEDIATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. ...
www.uprm.edu/wquim/cursos/sgrdadv.html

UC Davis: Department of Spanish and Portuguese* : Descripciones ...
May 20, 2009 ... Descripciones del Cursos de Subgraduado. Undergraduate Courses: Spring 2010 · Undergraduate Courses: Winter 2010 · Undergraduate Courses: ...
spanish.ucdavis.edu

HABIENDO SIDO DESAPROBADO NO RECIBIO EL CERTIFICADO ...
4 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Apr 28, 2008
(KudoZ) Spanish to English translation of HABIENDO SIDO DESAPROBADO NO RECIBIO EL CERTIFICADO CORRESPONDIENTE: Having failed (xxx) did not ...
www.proz.com/.../2562425-habiendo_sido_desaprobado_no_recib... certificado_correspondiente.htm

Jonathan Norris
United States
Local time: 08:12
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Rosa Paredes: "subgraduados" no, es 'estudiantes de pregrado', tampoco se dice desaprobado sino 'reprobado'
1 hr
  -> estás equivocada- hay miles de instancias para comprobar en google
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