What is the difference? I know this sounds dumb, but i don't know what they mean.
2007-02-09 12:29:22 · 6 answers · asked by FairestOfThemAll 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Undergraduate education is college education leading up to anything as high as a bachelors (BA, BS, etc) degree. When people talk about "college", this is what they mostly mean.
Graduate education (which I am joyfully experiencing at the moment) is something that you can do after your undergraduate education (e.g. you generally need a bachelor's degree to get into graduate school). It leads, in the liberal arts and the sciences, to either a Masters (MA, MS), or a Doctorate (PhD). Depending exactly on how you define it, medical school or law school are also types of graduate education (you need to have a bachelor's degree first, as far as I know).
2007-02-09 15:16:48 · answer #1 · answered by DAG 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Undergraduate school is the first 4 years of college. Graduate school includes the years after that. It includes the pursuit of degrees after your bachelor's degree such as a master's or doctorate degrees.
2007-02-09 12:45:36 · answer #2 · answered by Sylvia R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An undergraduate is in the first two years of school. After getting a bachelors degree, a person is considered a graduate.
2007-02-09 12:32:39 · answer #3 · answered by Crys* 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Graduate is when you complete Bachelors. Below that every class in undergrad. Postgraduate and Masters in the same the same thing. But Ph. D, who is a postgraduate but post masters also.
2016-05-24 18:59:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
undergraduate - after high school; 4 year degree; BA/BS
graduate - after college; MA/MS, PhD, EdD, MD, JD, MSW, etc.; prepares you for a career in a specialized field
2007-02-09 12:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by jdphd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
under 4 years
graduate - Masters or PhD
2007-02-09 12:33:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋