post-bacc
Post-degree coursework program
Post-bacc is short for post-baccalaureate, describing academic work undertaken after completing a bachelor's degree.
A post-bacc program typically prepares students for graduate school or a career change, especially in medicine: She's doing a post-bacc to finish her pre-med requirements.
The term functions as both noun and adjective.
Doctor-track undergraduate
- career changerOne who shifts professions
- certificateFormal written attestation
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- linkageConnected system of parts
prerequisites · non-traditional · second degree · application · admissions · clinical experience · shadowing · volunteering
Systematic fact-finding effort
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- publicationIssued written material
- graduate schoolInstitution awarding advanced degrees
scholarly · peer review · independent study · honors · capstone · curriculum · seminar · conference
pre-med
Doctor-track undergraduate
- career changerOne who shifts professions
- certificateFormal written attestation
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
linkage · prerequisites · non-traditional · second degree · application · admissions · clinical experience · shadowing · volunteering · letters of recommendation
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- publicationIssued written material
graduate school · scholarly · peer review · independent study · honors · capstone · curriculum · seminar · conference
- premedpremed, pre-med, MCAT, medical school, med school
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
post-baccundergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
undergrad · college · high school · secondary education · freshman year
post-baccgraduate school
Institution awarding advanced degrees
doctoral program · PhD program · degree program · MD program · MBA program