[/floatl]Panel eyes exams for college graduation
The Yomiuri Shimbun
As a part of an effort to maintain high educational standards in undergraduate schools, the government has agreed to study the introduction of graduation exams for undergraduates to ensure students reach the expected level of academic achievement before they graduate, government sources said.
The Education Rebuilding Council, a powerful advisory body to the prime minister, on Tuesday mapped out the plan under which graduation from university would be contingent on the result of an undergraduate examination administered by the university.
The council is likely to include the plan in its second report to be submitted in May. "Even though some students haven't learned simple multiplication, some universities allow them to enter--though this is an extreme example," a council member said during the meeting.
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