The endings of things. The final exam. The last judgment. Life is over sooner than we realize. And with it comes a need for a reexamination.
Dreams often present a conflict or polarity of opposites.
Here we see a tension between the opposites of beginnings and endings. The dream will often suggest a third alternative other than the two polarized conscious opposites which often seem to paralyze us in black and white thinking. I realize that I either haven't studied or have forgotten about the course. These dreams may be suggesting that we pay attention to things that have been neglected. Pay attention to the real meanings and purposes in life.