N/A | No Formal Education |
Some Elementary School | Elementary School |
Some Middle School | Middle School |
Some High School | Ninth Grade |
Tenth Grade | Eleventh Grade |
Twelfth Grade | High School Graduate |
Apprenticeship | Some College |
One Years College | Two Years College |
Associate Degree | Three Years College |
Four Years College | Bachelor’s Degree |
Bachelor's Degree with Honors | Professional Degree / First Professional Degree |
Master’s Degree | Doctorate |
Post-doctorate | Current Student (e.g. High School Sophomore) |
List Specific Degrees Such As M.D. |
Levels
The following is a more structured view of the basic levels of education.| Levels of Education | ||
Level | Overview | Way to Describe on Resume |
No Formal Education | People may have no formal education due to factors such as poverty, social instability, political instability and lack of infrastructure. | N/ANo Formal Education |
Primary | The first stage of formal education for children from about 5 to 11 years of age. Provides foundational learning in areas such as language, math, science and social studies. | Some Elementary SchoolElementary School Primary School |
Middle School | A school between primary school and high school in some education systems. Typically covers grades 6 to 8 or 7 to 9 with students between about 11 and 14 years old. | Some Middle SchoolMiddle SchoolNinth Grade |
Secondary | Covers foundational subjects and begins to offer some degree of specialization with elective courses. Students are generally aged 11 to 18 years old but this varies. Many countries offer high school equivalency exams for adults such as the GED in the United States. | Some High SchoolNinth GradeTenth GradeEleventh GradeTwelfth GradeHigh School GraduateHigh School Equivalency High School Diploma |
Tertiary | Any education beyond the secondary level including vocational institutes, community colleges, trade schools, apprenticeship programs, technical institutes, colleges and universities. | Apprenticeship Some CollegeOne Years CollegeTwo Years CollegeAssociate DegreeThree Years CollegeFour Years CollegeBachelor’s DegreeBachelor's Degree with Honors |
Graduate | University and college programs that follow an undergraduate degree. Typically awards a master's degree or graduate diploma. | At this level it is common to reference your exact degree such as a Master of Business Administration (MBA).Graduate DegreeProfessional DegreeMaster's Degree |
Postgraduate | Advanced study beyond the master's level typically leading to doctoral degrees such as Ph.D. or professional degrees such as M.D. | Professional DegreeDoctoratePost-doctorateList specific degree such as Ph.D., Ed.D. or M.D. |
| Overview: Level Of Education | ||
Type | ||
Definition | The highest level of formal education that an individual has received or the highest degree they have earned. | |
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