Undergraduate vs graduate

An undergraduate degree also called first degree or simply degree is a colloquial term for an academic degree earned by a person who has completed undergraduate courses. In the United States, it is usually offered at an institution of higher education , such as a college or university.

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The most common type of these undergraduate degrees are associate degree and bachelor's degree. Bachelor's degree typically takes at least three or four years to complete. These degrees can be categorised as basic or first professional degrees. In the United Kingdom , a bachelor's degree is the most common type of undergraduate degree.

Some master's degrees , known as integrated master's degrees, can be undertaken immediately after finishing secondary education ; these courses are usually extended versions of bachelor's degree programs, taking an additional year to complete. Most bachelor's degrees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take three years to complete, with some notable exceptions, such as Medicine taking five years these, like integrated master's degrees, are master's-level qualifications that include study at bachelor's level.

In Italy , the laurea [ 4 ] formerly laurea triennale , meaning "three-year laurea " is the most common type of "undergraduate degree". It is equivalent to a bachelor's degree and its normative time to completion is three years note that in Italy scuola secondaria superiore or Lyceum [secondary or grammar school], takes five years, so it ends at 19 years of age.

Not to be confused with the old laurea —now called laurea magistrale —which typically used to last five or six years. There is not necessarily a laurea course for every discipline. For instance, for disciplines as Medicine or Jurisprudence only laurea magistrale courses are provided. First professional degrees sometimes contain the word Doctor , but are still considered undergraduate degrees in most countries, including Canada.

However, in the United States, most first professional degrees are considered graduate programs by the U.