postbaccalaureate
Beyond bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate describes study undertaken after completing a bachelor's degree but before or instead of a graduate program.
A postbaccalaureate program might prepare students for medical school, allow career changers to complete prerequisites, or let someone strengthen their academic record: She enrolled in a postbaccalaureate premedical program.
Also spelled post-baccalaureate.
Advanced graduate credential
- PhDHighest academic credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
candidacy · defense · viva · postdoc · fellowship · graduate school · doctoral · terminal degree
Ongoing self-improvement through study
- professional developmentOngoing workplace learning activities
- continuing educationOngoing professional coursework after graduation
- certificateFormal written attestation
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
adult learner · skill building · retraining · upskilling · workforce development · evening classes · part-time study
Attestation of qualification
- credentialingVerifying professional qualifications
- licensureOfficial permission to practice
- pre-medDoctor-track undergraduate
- pre-lawPreparation for jurisprudence school
pre-dental · career change · prerequisite · teaching certificate · clinical hours · practicum · portfolio · competency
master's
Advanced graduate credential
- PhDHighest academic credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
thesis · candidacy · defense · viva · postdoc · fellowship · graduate school · doctoral · terminal degree · comprehensive exams
lifelong learning
Ongoing self-improvement through study
- professional developmentOngoing workplace learning activities
- continuing educationOngoing professional coursework after graduation
- certificateFormal written attestation
enrichment · adult learner · skill building · retraining · upskilling · workforce development · evening classes · part-time study
certification
Attestation of qualification
- credentialingVerifying professional qualifications
- licensureOfficial permission to practice
- pre-medDoctor-track undergraduate
pre-law · pre-dental · career change · prerequisite · teaching certificate · clinical hours · practicum · portfolio · competency · qualification
postbaccalaureateundergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
high school · baccalaureate · precollege · preparatory · K-12
postbaccalaureateundergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
elementary · primary · basic · introductory · foundational
baccalaureate, bachelor, bachelorhood, bachelorette, laurel, laureate