Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
экстерн
English translation:
external studies/nonresident studies
Russian term
United States
Translation should read like original
Native in: Russian (Variants: Standard-Russia, Standard-Latvia, Standard-Kyrgyzstan, Standard-Lithuania, Standard-Kazakhstan, Standard-Ukraine, Standard-Belarus, Standard-Uzbekistan, Standard-Georgia) 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Belarusian to English, and 1 more.
экстерн
Sep 17, 2007 16:05: Valery Kaminski changed "Language pair" from "English to Russian" to "Russian to English"
Proposed translations
make external studies/nonresident studies
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-09-17 16:03:06 GMT)
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Но вообще-то у вас ошибка в задании языковой пары.
Надо Russian to English ;)
fast track to a degree см. ниже
The university/program offers fast track to a degree/fast track schemes/courses
One stop English/Russian translations
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
[to] test-out
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-17 17:23:49 GMT)
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More correctly will be:
test-out of some subject/class (history 101, russian 105)
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-17 17:25:43 GMT)
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example:
The CIS 100 **test out** option is designed for students entering the School of Business who have prior knowledge of microcomputer hardware and software, Windows XP, Word 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Excel 2003, and Access 2003, and the internet using Internet Explorer. Credit hours are not awarded for the Test Out, but passing it will meet a student's CIS 100 requirement.
The exam contains seven parts: Computer Concepts, Windows XP, Word 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Excel 2003 (2 parts), and Access 2003. In order to pass the exam you must receive at least 80% on each part of the exam. You are strongly encouraged to read the second page of the registration form for more information on test content.
equivalency exam(ination)
You can earn your adult high school diploma by equivalency examination or by traditional correspondence study for students ages 14-adult.
Specialist in Civil Law & Contracts
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
as an external candidate/student
That is, not as as a student of a recognised institution. This is a very common phrase - Google has thousands of hits for either version.
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svetlana cosquéric
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PoveyTrans (X)
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Dorene Cornwell
: but passed exams, testing out of the coursework without taking classes may be the point
1 day 6 hrs
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Belarus
Commitment and experience, here and now
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Belarusian to English, Russian to English, and 2 more.
pass exams without attending lectures
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Note added at 1 дн21 час (2007-09-19 12:57:07 GMT)
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Or, if it's ahead
take exams without attending....
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