weeding class

A class in college designed specifically to fail students who are not good enough for a particular major. These courses usually have a high failure rate. The students who fail that class are "weeded" out of that major.

He could not major in biology after he failed genetics. Genetics was a weeding class.

by lskatz October 18, 2008

weed-out class

A class, typically in college, that is meant to make the student rethink their major/career path due to unprecedented heavy course loads, high stress-levels, and high-paced environment.

Jake: "Hey, did you take Econ 103 yet? I heard it's a weed-out class for business majors."
Nathan: "Yeah I did, I barely passed with a C+....I'm thinking about switching majors."

by dingleboer February 1, 2019