Definition of academic degree Academic degree
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What does academic degree mean?
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| academic degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" | ||
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| accolade, laurels, award, honor, honour a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" | ||
| associate degree, associate a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies | ||
| bachelor's degree, baccalaureate an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies | ||
| honours, honours degree a university degree with honors | ||
| master's degree an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree | ||
| doctor's degree, doctorate one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university | ||
| law degree degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school | ||
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academic degree
An award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies. (source: UMLS)
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- A degree is any of a wide range of status levels given by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.
