undergraduate degrees

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Undergraduate degrees are academic credentials earned at universities and colleges before graduate study.

The most common are bachelor's degrees, typically requiring four years of study, though associate degrees require only two.

She's pursuing her undergraduate degree in biology.

The term distinguishes these foundational qualifications from master's and doctoral degrees.

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