academic qualifications
Degrees and diplomas
Academic qualifications are credentials earned through formal education—degrees, diplomas, certificates, and the grades or honors attached to them.
They appear on résumés and job applications as evidence of completed study: The position requires a master's degree or equivalent academic qualifications.
Distinguished from professional qualifications, which certify competence in a specific trade or field.
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- cap and gownCeremonial graduation attire
- degreeUnit of measurement
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- certificateFormal written attestation
associate degree · examinations · thesis writing · accreditation · career advancement · job market · tenure track · professional licensing · master's degree · credit hours · bachelor's degree · enrollment · student loans · ivory tower · honorary degree · doctorate · graduate school · summa cum laude
- teacher educationstudent teaching, teacher certification, teacher prep, teacher education, teacher preparation
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- teacher trainingteacher education, teaching certificate, teacher preparation, student teaching, teacher prep
academic qualificationswork experience
Record of past jobs
practical experience · professional experience · on-the-job training · hands-on experience · real-world experience
academic qualificationsautodidacticism
Practice of self-instruction
informal education · life experience · school of hard knocks · learning by doing · natural ability
academic qualificationsnatural talent
innate ability · raw talent · soft skills · character traits · emotional intelligence
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