what is a qualifying course

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What is a qualifying exam?

Qualifying examination is NOT a selection exam ,it's algorithm is very simple it sets a standard cutoff (based on vacancies),which a candidate has to obtain to graduate to the further stages of the selection process for a particular profile.

What qualifies as a qualifying educational institution?

Qualifying educational institutions/programs include: A high school/GED whose curriculum has been approved by a state or local governing body, or a home-school curriculum. Any accredited technical or vocational school.

What is an example of a qualifier?

Words and phrases such as ''somewhat,'' ''sort of,'' ''kind of,'' ''virtually,'' ''might,'' ''somewhat,'' and ''slightly'' are all examples of qualifiers. While qualifiers are often words that soften or weaken our claims, they can also strengthen them.

What is qualifying language example?

As we learned, qualifying language is when a writer or speaker uses words that make a statement less or more certain and includes words that adjust a phrase's meaning. For example, instead of saying ''I am going to get a pizza,'' you can qualify it by saying ''I am probably going to get a pizza.''

What is a qualifying school?

In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S.-based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a "tour card", meaning that they can play in most ...

How many rounds are there in a qualifying school?

The final qualifying school may be played over up to six rounds, compared with the standard four rounds in a professional golf tournament. However, players who are successful at qualifying school can reach the elite level of competition very quickly.

How many stages are there in golf?

Getting through the qualifying school of an elite tour is very competitive and most professional golfers never achieve it. There can be up to four stages to negotiate, each of them like a regular golf tournament with only a small number of players going on to the next stage.

Can you go to Q school at 50?

Golfers who will turn 50 during the next PGA Tour Champions season are allowed to enter Q-School, although they will not be eligible to compete on the tour until their birth date. An example of this occurred at the 2012 Q-School, with two of the top five finishers having been born on June 13, 1963.

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Overview

In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S.-based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a "tour card", meaning that they can play in most of the tour's events without having to qualify. They join the leaders on the previous year's money list/order of merit and certain other e…

Q-Schools

The PGA Tour's qualifying school was officially known as the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, but the organization also frequently refers to it as "Q-School". The system began in 1965. The 2012 edition (the final Q School that offered a direct path to the PGA Tour) involved four stages:
• Pre-Qualifying Stage: Five tournaments held in September, all in warm-weather locations in the United States. Each is played over three rounds. This stage was introduced in 2006 with four tou…

Other qualification methods

Other methods of getting onto an elite golf tour include:
• Finishing near the top of the money list/order of merit on the tour's official developmental tour, such as the Korn Ferry Tour for the PGA Tour, the Challenge Tour for the European Tour or the Symetra Tour for the LPGA Tour.
• Winning a specified number of tournaments on the tour's official developmental tour may grant an exemption. For example, both the PGA Tour and European Tou…

Further reading

• David Gould: Q School Confidential : Inside Golf's Cruelest Tournament (1999) ISBN 0-312-20355-1.
• John Feinstein: Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major (2007) ISBN 0-316-01430-3.
• Ross Biddiscombe: Golf On The Edge: Triumphs & Tragedies Of Q School (2008) ISBN 978-0-9545199-5-7

External links

For complete lists of exempt categories on various tours, see the following pages:
• PGA Tour
• European Tour