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Certificates and Degrees, Diplomas Explained

Learn about the most common types of certificates, diplomas, and degrees offered by SGSB Business School and International partner Universities.

Undergraduate Certificates, Diplomas, and Degrees

These awards usually take three years or less to complete. The actual completion time depends on how much time a student can commit to their studies. Part-time students, for example, may require more than four years for an undergraduate award.

Certificate. These are academic programs of nine to 30 credits that are completed in a year or less by full-time students. Some programs provide specialized training for people who already have diplomas or degrees. Others are for those who want to quickly complete a program that leads to a specific job.

Diploma. An academic program generally of 30 to 72 credits intended to provide students with skills leading directly to a specific job.

Associate Degree. An award that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time college work. There are different types of associate degrees with varying transferability.

Bachelor’s Degree. An award that normally requires at least four but not more than six years of full-time college work. Also includes bachelor’s degrees that are completed in three years.

Graduate and Post-Graduate Certificates and Degrees

Entering one of these programs generally requires prior completion of an undergraduate award.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate. An award that requires completion of an organized program of study requiring 18 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s. Designed for those with a bachelor’s degree who do not meet the academic requirements of a master’s degree.

Graduate Degree. A degree awarded for education at a level beyond the bachelor’s degree. State universities offer graduate certificates, master’s degrees, and specialist degrees in various professional and liberal arts fields.

Master’s Degree. An award that requires the completion of a program of study of at least one but not more than two of years of full-time academic work beyond the bachelor’s degree.

Post-Master’s Certificate. An award that requires completion of an organized program of study of 24 credit hours beyond the master’s degree, but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctor’s level.

Doctorate Degree. The highest award a student can earn for graduate study. The doctor’s degree classification includes such degrees as Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Executive Doctorate of Business Administration (EDBA) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), the Executive Doctor of Philosophy (EPh.D.).

First Professional. An award earned after the completion of a program necessary to practice in a profession. Requires at least professional working experience of 3 years to be accepted. It takes minimum 2 weeks to 4 weeks, 2 months to 3 months academic learning period to complete the program. 

Continuing Education Units (CEU): 

One CEU is normally defined as 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction.