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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (Previous Year's Data in Parenthesis)
| (Previous) | New |
| 1. Pre-associate certificate/diploma programs: | (0) | 0 |
| 2. Other undergraduate certificates/diploma programs: | (1) | 1 |
| 3. Associate's degree programs: | (0) | 0 |
| 4. Bachelor's degree programs: | (120) | 136 |
| 5. Master's degree programs: | (143) | 145 |
| 6. Specialist's degree programs: | (13) | 10 |
| 7. Doctor's degree programs: | (96) | 102 |
| 8. Post-baccalaureate first professional degree programs: | (2) | 1 |
| 9. Post-baccalaureate certificate programs: | (0) | |
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Programs & Awards Definitions:
- Pre-associate certificate/diploma programs:
- credit-bearing
- culminate in the awarding of a certificate or diploma, but not a degree
- usually require no previous college credit for admission
- course work is lower division undergraduate
- Other undergraduate certificate/diploma programs:
- credit OR non-credit bearing
- culminate in the awarding of a certificate or diploma, but not a degree
- frequently require previous college credit for admission
- course work is upper-division undergraduate
- Associate's degree programs:
- requires the completion of at least 2 years of full-time equivalent college-level work in a specified field of study
- meets institutional requirements for completion of a degree
- culminates in the awarding of a degree
- Bachelor's degree programs:
- requires the completion of at least 4 years of full-time equivalent college-level work in a specified field of study
- meets institutional requirements for completion of a degree
- culminates in the awarding of a degree
- Post-baccalaureate certificate programs:
- beyond bachelor's degree
- requires the completion of an organized field of study
- culminates in the awarding of a certificate, but not a degree
- coursework is graduate level
- Master's degree programs:
- beyond bachelor's degree
- requires the completion of at least 1 year of full-time equivalent graduate-level
- meets institutional requirements for completion of the degree
- culminates in awarding of the degree
- Specialist's degree programs:
- beyond bachelor's degree
- requires the completion of college work beyond the bachelor's degree in a specific field of study
- frequently found in Education and related academic disciplines
- First professional degree programs:
- provides the requisites for licensure in a recognized profession
- requires at least 2 years of college-level work for admission
- requires the completion of at least 6 years of full-time equivalent college work
- must be within one of the following fields:
- Chiropractic: D.C. or D.C.M
- Dentistry: D.D.S. or D.M.D.
- Medicine: M.D
- Optometry: O.D
- Osteopathic Medicine: D.O
- Pharmacy: Pharm. D. or Bachelor of Pharmacy
- Podiatry: Pod. D. or D.P. or D.P.M
- Veterinary Medicine: D.V.M
- Law: L.L.B. or J.D
- Theology: M. Div. or M.H.L or B.D. or Ordination
- Doctor's degree programs:
- beyond the master's degree
- includes a dissertation or other original project
- meets institutional requirements for completion of the degree
- culminates in the awarding of the degree
- Direct questions regarding definitions or instructions for this section to Lady Branham at 800-621-7440x137 or lbranham@hlcommission.org
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