Colorado Technical University

what r the differences between associates,bachelors,masters,doctoral and certificate degrees?

please help and no i dont knows

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1. Certificate--lowest--not real college--just a certification Associates--2 years college Bachelors--4 years college Masters--4 years college undergrad, plus 2 graduate study Doctoral--4 years college undergrad, plus 3-4 years grad study depending on career choice
2. Each is based on how many years are of study are required.associates is exactly what it implies;you become associated with the field in around 2 years, bachelors is a 4 year degree and each one after that is a specialty
3. College Degree: An award conferred by a college, university, or some other educational institution as official recognition for the successful completion of an academic or vocational program. Associate's degree: The standard degree awarded by two-year colleges and institutes that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time equivalent college work. The associate’s degree prepares graduates for the workforce or for progression toward a bachelor's degree. Bachelor's degree: The traditional degree given by American colleges and universities. It normally requires at least four years but not more than five years of full-time equivalent college-level work. The bachelor's degree prepares graduates for entrance into the workforce or for progression toward a higher degree or certification. Master's degree: A post-bachelor's degree program that requires completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of one academic year but not more than two academic years of work. The best known degrees are Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Science (M.S.), but there is a huge variety of others (in most industry fields). Some master's degrees are designed to lead to an eventual doctoral degree. Many other master's candidates are in professional programs, preparing for a special kind of work, such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Social Work (MSW), or the Master of Architecture (MArch). Doctoral degree: The highest degree you can earn for graduate study. The doctoral degree classification includes such degrees as Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Nursing Science (D. NSc.), Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in any field (agronomy, arts, business, food technology, education, engineering, humanities, public administration, ophthalmology, radiology, sciences, etc.). Post-baccalaureate certificate: A focused and professionally oriented program of study that requires completion of additional credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. These programs are designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of master's degree programs. Examples include refresher courses or additional units of study in a specialty or subspecialty. Post-master's certificate: A focused program of study that requires completion of additional credit hours beyond the master's degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. Examples include refresher courses or additional units of study in a specialty or subspecialty. Professional degree: An earned degree in one of the following fields: chiropractic (DC, DCM), dentistry (DDS, DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (Pharm.D), podiatry (PodD, DP, DPM); divinity/ministry (BD, MDiv), law (LLB, JD), rabbinical and Talmudic studies (MHL, Rav); or veterinary medicine (DVM). Certifications: A document that certifies that you have met a certain standard in educational degree, continuing education, experience, and testing. Certifications vary by type and industry. Many professions (such as account and teaching) require ongoing certification while many technical-vocational fields require certifications based on a set of core courses (and often not requiring a college degree).
4. assoc is a 2yr college degree bach 4yr masters is typically 2 yrs beyond bachelors degree and is just focusing on becoming an expert in whatever field of work you do a doctoral degree is above this, its also becoming an expert in your field but in order to obtain the degree you have to do years of reasearch and present it to a panel of professors that will determine if you get the degree, along with an exam you must pass a certificate degree is kind of like an assoc degree and is usually a steo to getting a bachelors degree. like cops that dont go to college but just go to an academy would get a certificate.. or like a beauty school would give you a certificate