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Degree, professional. A degree signifying the completion of an academic curriculum pertaining to a professional field; for example: JD, MD.
{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help){{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)The University of Durham is the first public body which had attempted to supply this deficiency in the system of education pursued in this country
{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)In 1891 the program leading to an M.D. was three years in length and required no college preparation
Though considered to be bachelor's programs in academic standing, some professional programs yield degrees with other nomenclature. Examples: D.D.S. (Dental Surgery), M.D. (Medicine), LL.B., or J.D. (Juris Doctor)
King's College organized a medical faculty in 1767 and was the first institution in the North American Colonies to confer the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The first graduates in medicine from the College were Robert Tucker and Samuel Kissarn, who received the degree of Bachelor of Medicine in May 1769, and that of Doctor of Medicine in May 1770 and May 1771, respectively.
The '1st professional degree' is a first degree, not a graduate degree even though it incorporates the word 'doctor' in the title
First-professional degrees will not be considered in themselves as PhD-equivalent, even if recipients carry the title "Doctor".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)These degrees follow a set curriculum to meet the requirements of the relevant professional organisation so that you're fully prepared to enter your chosen profession after you graduate.
7. Every person who at the twenty-eighth day of February 2001 was a Corporate Member of the Institute shall be entitled to use the title Chartered Physicist and the abbreviation CPhys according to regulations prescribed by the Council. Every person admitted to any of the corporate classes of membership after the twenty-eighth day of February 2001 who shall:
7.1 have been educated as a physicist and have obtained an Integrated Master's degree recognised by the Council for the purpose of this Clause of this Bylaw and have had experience in responsible work including a structured training course which demands a knowledge of physics or its applications as shall satisfy the Council
or
7.2 have attained professional competence to an equivalent standard demonstrated through a combination of academic qualification, training and experience as shall satisfy the Council
shall be entitled to use the title 'Chartered Physicist' and the abbreviation CPhys according to regulations prescribed by the Council.
A Professional Degree meets the accreditation standards of a particular professional association or college
Professional degrees may require some undergraduate study prior to admission to the program and generally include an internship or other work experience
A Professional Degree is an academic degree that prepares the holder for a particular profession.
First-professional degrees will not be considered in themselves as PhD-equivalent, even if recipients carry the title "Doctor".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)The '1st professional degree' is a first degree, not a graduate degree even though it incorporates the word 'doctor' in the title