Academic degree

/ˌakədˈɛmɪk dɪɡɹˈiː/

/ˌækədˈɛmɪk dɪɡɹˈiː/

Academic degree

an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study

synonyms : degree

Examples

1. THE PROGRAM IS NOT MEANT AS A STEPPING STONE FOR A PhD BUT, OF COURSE, SOME STUDENTS DO DECIDE TO GO ON TO ANOTHER ACADEMIC DEGREE.

2. Have you ever tried to get a really challenging job that required no academic degree?

3. With her newly minted, prestigious academic degrees, she just knew she was bad.

4. You also need a legally recognized officiant to do the pronouncing, which is also true of declarations of war and in conferring academic degrees.