An intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In higher education, a comprehensive examination, often abbreviated as "comps", is a specific type of examination that must be completed by graduate students in some disciplines and courses of study, and also by undergraduate students in some institutions and departments. Wikipedia

An exam taken in some countries by graduates. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A required examination that a student must pass to continue a course of study Wikipedia Disambiguation

A comprehensive school. Wiktionary