Graduate
Graduate
Graduate (pronounced gra-du-ate, from the Latin gradus meaning "step") refers to a person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate or first professional degree.
Etymology
The term "graduate" comes from the Latin gradus, which means "step". The term was used in the Middle Ages for a university degree, which was considered a step towards becoming a master or doctor in a field of study.
Related Terms
- Undergraduate: An undergraduate is a student who is pursuing a one-, two-, three-, or, in some cases, four-year degree but has not yet graduated. Undergraduates are typically students who are pursuing their first post-secondary degree.
- Postgraduate: A postgraduate is a student who has successfully completed an undergraduate degree level course at a college or university and is undertaking further study at a more advanced level.
- Alumnus: An alumnus is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- Degree: A degree is an academic rank conferred by universities and colleges as an indication of the completion of a course of study, or as an honorary recognition of achievement.
- Diploma: A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study.
- Convocation: Convocation is a ceremony where the university awards degrees to students who have successfully completed their studies.
- Commencement: Commencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred to graduating students.
- Valedictorian: The valedictorian is the student with the highest academic achievements of the class, who delivers the valedictory at the graduation ceremony.
- Matriculation: Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Graduate
- Wikipedia's article - Graduate
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