Synonyms and antonyms of Degrees and other academic qualifications in American Thesaurus

2.1 (noun)

in the U.K. and Australia, the second-highest grade for an undergraduate degree from a university, lower than a first but higher than a 2.2

2.2 (noun)

in the U.K. and Australia, the third-highest grade for an undergraduate degree from a university, lower than a 2.1 but higher than a third

A.A. (noun)

Associate of Arts: a degree given by a U.S. community college to students who have finished a two-year course of study

advanced degree (noun)

a qualification taken after a first degree, for example an M.A. or a Ph.D.

associate (noun)

education an associate degree

associate degree (noun)

the qualification you get when you have completed a two-year course of study at a community college in the U.S.. An associate degree is usually given by a community college and is the lowest undergraduate degree.

Associate of Arts (noun)

a degree given by a U..S. community college to students who have finished a two-year course of study

B.A. (noun)

Bachelor of Arts: a first degree in a subject such as languages or history from a college or university. A first degree in a scientific subject is a B.S.

baccalaureate (noun)

formal a bachelor’s degree

bachelor’s degree (noun)

a first university degree. A degree that you can study for after your bachelor’s degree is called a master’s degree.

B.Ed. (noun)

Bachelor of Education: a first college degree for people who want to become teachers

B.S. (noun)

educationAmerican Bachelor of Science: a first degree in a scientific subject from a college or university. A first degree in a subject such as history or literature is a B.A.

BSc (noun)

British a B.S. degree

BTEC (noun)

one of a large number of British qualifications relating to specific careers rather than academic subjects

class (noun)

educationBritish one of the levels that a university degree qualification is divided into according to how well you do in your final examinations. The levels are first class, second class, and third class.

cum laude (adverb)

a student who receives a degree cum laude from a U.S. college or university has achieved the third highest level of honors. The second highest is called magna cum laude and the highest is summa cum laude.

degree (noun)

education a qualification that you get after completing a course at a college or university

dip. (abbreviation)

diploma

diploma (noun)

an official document that proves you have successfully finished all the work in a course of study

D.Litt. (noun)

Doctor of Letters

D.Litt. (noun)

Doctor of Literature

doctor (noun)

education someone who has the highest degree given by a university

doctorate (noun)

the highest degree given by a university

double first (noun)

British a university degree in which you have studied two subjects and have received the highest grade for both subjects

first (adverb)

education in the U.K. and Australia, the highest grade for an undergraduate degree from a university

first degree (noun)

mainly British a university course of study or degree such as a B.A> or B.S. for someone who does not already have such a degree

honorary (adjective)

an honorary university degree or title is given to honor someone, although they have not earned it the usual way

honors (noun)

if you graduate with honors, you have reached the highest level of achievement at college or high school

IB (abbreviation)

international baccalaureate

LL.B. (noun)

Bachelor of Laws: a first degree in law

LL.D. (noun)

Doctor of Laws: a high-level degree in law

LL.M. (noun)

Master of Laws: a master’s degree in law

M.A. (noun)

Master of Arts: an advanced degree in a subject such as languages or history from a college or university. An advanced degree in a scientific subject is called an M.S..

magna cum laude (adjective)

used for describing the second-highest level of degree at a college or university in the U.S.

master’s (noun)

informal a master’s degree

master’s degree (noun)

a university degree that students get if they study for one or two years after their first degree

M.B.A. (noun)

Master of Business Administration: a master’s degree in business management

M.D. (noun)

Doctor of Medicine: a high-level degree in medicine

M.Ed. (noun)

American Master of Education: a master’s degree in education

M.F.A. (noun)

Master of Fine Arts: a university degree in the U.S.

MLitt (noun)

Master of Letters: an advanced degree in literature from a university or college in the U.K.

M.S. (noun)

American Master of Science: an advanced degree in a subject such as physics or biology from a university. An advanced degree in a subject such as languages or history is an M.A..

PGCE (noun)

the qualification you get when you have completed a PGCE course

Ph.D. (noun)

Doctor of Philosophy: the highest university degree

premed (noun)

informal in the U.S., a degree or set of classes that you take in college before you go to medical school

qualification (noun)

the action or process of qualifying for something

qualification (noun)

educationBritish something such as a degree or a diploma that you get when you successfully finish a course of study

summa cum laude (adjective)

American used for describing the highest level of degree at a college or university in the U.S.

third (education)

education the lowest grade for an honors degree from a university in the U.K. or Australia

third class (noun)

education the lowest grade that you can get for an honors degree from a university in the U.K. or Australia

third-class (adjective)

a third-class degree is the lowest type of honors degree that you can get from a university in the U.K. or Australia

transcript (noun)

American an official record of the classes that a student has taken and the grades that he or she has received

two-one (noun)

a university degree in the U.K. that is at the higher end of the second level

two-two (noun)

a university degree in the U.K. that is at the lower end of the second level