academic degree
Earned educational certification
An academic degree is a qualification conferred by a university or college upon completion of a course of study: bachelor's, master's, doctorate.
Degrees mark educational achievement and often serve as credentials for employment or further study.
She earned her degree in economics.
The phrase sometimes appears in discussions of credential inflation: The job requires an academic degree but probably shouldn't.
Academic completion document
- bachelor'sFirst university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- Ph.D.Highest university degree
- MBAGraduate degree in commerce
associate's · doctorate · MD · DDS · DVM · MA · LLM · certificate
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
major · minor · credits · tuition · enrollment · matriculation · candidacy · defense
Completing academic requirements formally
- commencementAct of starting
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
completion · distinction · honors · cum laude · magna cum laude · summa cum laude · valedictorian · conferral
Systematic fact-finding effort
- publicationIssued written material
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
- academiaHigher education community
scholar · symposium · seminar · postgraduate · citation · tenure · professorship · lectureship
diploma
Academic completion document
- bachelor'sFirst university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- Ph.D.Highest university degree
MBA · associate's · doctorate · MD · DDS · DVM · MA · LLM · certificate · license
university
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · major · minor · credits · tuition · enrollment · matriculation · candidacy · defense · comprehensive exams
graduation
Completing academic requirements formally
- commencementAct of starting
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
attainment · completion · distinction · honors · cum laude · magna cum laude · summa cum laude · valedictorian · conferral · convocation
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- publicationIssued written material
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- grantBestow or award money
academia · scholar · symposium · seminar · postgraduate · citation · tenure · professorship · lectureship
academic degreehonorary title
Formal recognition without authority
life experience · on-the-job training · uneducated · illiteracy
academic degreeautodidacticism
Practice of self-instruction
school of hard knocks · self-education · street smarts · practical experience · on-the-job training
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