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  2. Terminal degree - Wikipedia

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    Architecture was a discipline where the M.Arch was considered terminal as a professionally oriented degree, but a Doctor of Architecture (D.Arch) that is recognized by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) establishes the doctoral level as the highest level of "professional degree" in architecture in the United States.

  3. List of academic ranks - Wikipedia

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    Holders of bachelor's degree when granted to teach in a college: Assistant instructor (Persian: مربی آموزشیار; transliteration: "morabbi-e āmuzešyār") Holders of master's degrees when granted to teach in a college: Instructor (in Persian: مربی, transliteration: morabbi) Lecturer (in Persian: مدرس, transliteration: modarres)

  4. Educational attainment - Wikipedia

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    Educational attainment is a term commonly used by statisticians to refer to the highest degree of education an individual has completed as defined by the US Census Bureau Glossary. [ 1 ] See also

  5. Doctor of Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; Latin: philosophiae doctor or doctor in philosophia) [1] is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.

  6. Educational attainment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Here 55.4% had graduated from high school, roughly one fifth (20.8%) had some college education or an associate degree and 6.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. While the largest occupational field, that consisting of professionals and relating occupations was also the largest field, the fields with lower educational attainment combined were ...

  7. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    The most common scale is now 1 to 7, with 9 being the highest grade obtained. In addition, degrees are awarded in a Class, depending on the grades received. Degrees may be awarded in the First Class, Second Class (Upper Division), Second Class (Lower Division), Third Class, and Pass Class. Grading scales for secondary certificates are standard.

  8. Academic degree - Wikipedia

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    An online degree is an academic degree (usually a college degree, but sometimes the term includes high school diplomas and non-degree certificate programs) that can be earned primarily or entirely on a distance learning basis through the use of an Internet-connected computer, rather than attending college in a traditional campus setting ...

  9. Doctor of Law - Wikipedia

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    JUDr, Juris Utriusque Doctor ('Doctor of Both Laws' i.e. Civil [secular] and Church [Canon] laws) is a degree with a tradition of several centuries, originally the highest possible degree. Nowadays, its scholarly importance is quite limited, but it serves as a traditional and popular badge degree, especially useful for attorneys.