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Questions about institutional recognition of academic progress, such as master’s or doctoral degrees.
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Why are PhDs the most common doctoral degree?
—originally this was just the German equivalent of the Master of Arts degree. … The degree was introduced in France in 1808, replacing diplomas as the highest academic degree; into Russia in 1819, when the Doktor Nauk degree, roughly equivalent to a PhD, gradually started replacing …
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Is a pre-doctoral licentiate degree worth anything?
There exists a degree title called the licentiate in Finland and Sweden which is a graduate title beneath a full PhD title; I've heard it called, among other things, a "half PhD", a "PhD lite" or a "PhD … However, what formal or practical benefits can/does such a title actually confer, especially since being awarded a licentiate degree entails having a postgraduate degree anyway (a Master's degree, which …
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Can my Specialist degree be equalized to Bachelor degree?
Since 1997, having a Russian (or rather "Soviet"-style) 5-year Specialist (специалист) degree is formally recognized as the equivalent of holding a Master's degree (cf. … Recognition of Qualifications: the Russian Federation and the Other European Countries); Judging by the fact that, in Canada, one can typically directly enter a PhD program without e.g. doing a Master's degree …
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Explaining an unusual undergraduate degree title
How can I make the nature of this degree explicit and unambiguous in e.g. contexts of applications?-- Some people simply cannot accept the fact that I do not have a "Bachelor's degree". … In fact, a description of the degree is written in English on the second page of my degree transcript, and I have even directed people to this page who then still demanded to see my "Bachelor's degree" …
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Getting sealed transcripts from a German university
I have a degree from a university in Germany, which I'm now trying to get evaluated by an institution in another country. … Is it possible to get a sealed copy of my degree certificate and transcripts from a German university, and, if so, how/where do I do it? …
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