degree program
Structured university curriculum
A degree program is a structured course of study at a college or university leading to an academic credential—associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctorate.
The program specifies required courses, electives, and credit hours: She enrolled in a nursing degree program.
Students complete a degree program rather than taking courses randomly.
- universityHigher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- cap and gownCeremonial graduation attire
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
graduate school · credit hours · course load · academic advisor · faculty · practicum · accreditation · thesis · core courses · trade school · major · dissertation · technical institute · diploma · internship · study abroad · capstone project · electives
- academic programsfellowship, scholarship, grant, postdoc, study abroad
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- universitycampus, faculty, college, professors, degrees
- art educationart classes, art schools, art curriculum, art teacher, art school
degree programshort course
Abbreviated educational program
drop-in class · elective · tutorial · lecture · webinar
degree programself-teaching
Instructing oneself without guidance
autodidacticism · on-the-job training · learning by doing · life experience · self-directed learning