academic credentials
Degrees and diplomas
Academic credentials are the degrees, certifications, and qualifications that document someone's formal education and training.
They serve as evidence of expertise: Her academic credentials include a PhD from Stanford and two postdoctoral fellowships.
The term often appears when someone's authority to speak on a subject is being established or questioned: Critics pointed to his lack of academic credentials in climate science.
- degreeUnit of measurement
- advanced degreePost-baccalaureate academic credential
- terminal degreeHighest degree in field
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- transcriptVerbatim written account
PhD · masters · bachelor · certification · qualifications · tenure · tenure track · professor · university · honors · thesis · dissertation · peer reviewed · graduate · alumni · parchment · cum laude · magna cum laude
- faculty biographiesteaching staff, curriculum vitae, department heads
- teacher trainingteacher education, teaching certificate, teacher preparation, student teaching, teacher prep
academic credentialswork experience
Record of past jobs
practical experience · professional experience · hands-on experience · real-world experience · on-the-job training
academic credentialssoft skills
Interpersonal workplace competencies
word of mouth · reputation · natural talent · innate ability · raw talent
academic credentialspractical knowledge
Skill gained through experience
tacit knowledge · know-how · technical skills · common sense · intuition
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