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What's the difference between Undergraduate and Graduate?
I've been looking at sites online, and they all have two sections of info: Graduate and Undergraduate? What's the difference?
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- *T-Roy-Rex*Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Undergraduate refers to someone who is going for their Bachelor's Degree or one who doesn't have an equivalence to a Bachelor's Degree. (Ex. non-degree holder or an Associates Degree would be considered undergraduates)
Graduate refers to someone who is going for a degree that is beyond a Bachelor's Degree. (Ex. Master's Degree or PhD.)
Hope that clears it up.
- 6 years ago
An undergraduate person either has no degree or has an associate's degree and is aiming for a bachelor's degree. A graduate has all of the required degrees and is continuing their education to achieve a master's, PhD, or Doctorate degree.
- Anonymous5 years ago
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After high school (grades 9-12), students can qualify to attend university for 2 or 4 years. They enroll in an undergraduate program of study for those 4 years. Once they graduate from an undergraduate program, they qualify for further study called graduate study. In a graduate program a student can earn a Masters of Arts or of Science, or continue studying and earn a PhD, which is the highest degree.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
In the US, undergraduates are typically pursuing their first degree (usually called a Bachelor's Degree). Graduates already have a Bachelor's Degree and are pursuing a Master's Degree or later, a PhD.
- 1 decade ago
Undergraduates are working towards their bachelor's degree. Graduate students have a bachelor's degree, and are working towards another degree: master's, doctorate, or some professional degree such as a law degree.
- 1 decade ago
Undergraduate means you are working towards a Bachelors Degree. This is the one you apply to right out of high school.
Graduate means you have already finished your Bachelors and want a master's or PhD.
- 1 decade ago
undergraduate = 4year Bachelor degree
Graduate = continuing education to receive masters degree
- tskelton155Lv 51 decade ago
If you are an undergraduate you are attending a college to obtain a degree in your discpline. In short, the college education. Graduate degree are higher degrees (Masters, Doctrate or Ph.D's) and require you to have your college degree before you can go on to a graduate program.
Dr. Tommy Skelton