College and Career Terms

Degrees/programs similar to high school; certain kinds of classes have to be taken (English, math, science, history) plus classes in your major

• Master's Degree

• Academic Degree

• Doctoral Degree

• Associate's Degree

2-year degree, usually requiring 60+ semester hours to complete; can be academic or technical.

• Master's Degree

• Academic Degree

• Doctoral Degree

• Associate's Degree

Next step after Master's; can take several years

• Master's Degree

• Academic Degree

• Doctoral Degree

• Associate's Degree

Next step after Bachelor's Degree; can be from 1 to several years, depending on the program

• Master's Degree

• Academic Degree

• Doctoral Degree

• Associate's Degree

4-year degree, usually requiring 120+ semester hours to complete

• Bachelor's Degree

• Minor

• Major

• Professional Degree

The area of study you plan to get a degree in

• Bachelor's Degree

• Minor

• Major

• Professional Degree

Usually requires a licensing exam. Architects, engineers, medical doctors (M.D.), nurses, therapists, vets, lawyers, etc., have these.

• Bachelor's Degree

• Minor

• Major

• Professional Degree

Additional area of specialization, usually 18 hours in an area

• Bachelor's Degree

• Minor

• Major

• Professional Degree

A "permanent calling"; a person trains to do this and can do it in many different locations

• Benefits

• Career

• Job

• Full time job

Working 40 or more hours/week

• Benefits

• Career

• Job

• Full time job