POSTGRADUATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does postgraduate mean? 

• POSTGRADUATE (noun)
  The noun POSTGRADUATE has 1 sense:

1. a student who continues studies after graduation

  Familiarity information: POSTGRADUATE used as a noun is very rare.

• POSTGRADUATE (adjective)
  The adjective POSTGRADUATE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

  Familiarity information: POSTGRADUATE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POSTGRADUATE (noun)

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Meaning:

A student who continues studies after graduation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

grad student; graduate student; postgraduate

Hypernyms ("postgraduate" is a kind of...):

college boy; college man; collegian (a student (or former student) at a college or university)

Derivation:

postgraduate (of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree)

• POSTGRADUATE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

Synonyms:

graduate; postgraduate

Context example:

graduate courses

Similar:

high (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)

Derivation:

postgraduate (a student who continues studies after graduation)

 Context examples 

The Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services is a postgraduate degree in areas of specialization addressing social challenges within the health care field.

(Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree is a postgraduate first-professional degree awarded for graduates who have completed a program of studies in veterinary medicine.

(Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Dental Medicine degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded for graduates who have completed a program of studies in dental medical science.

(Doctor of Dental Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Dental Surgery degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded for graduates who have completed a program of studies in dental surgery.

(Doctor of Dental Surgery, NCI Thesaurus)

A professional, postgraduate degree that requires completion of a program in pharmacy that meets all of the following criteria: completion of the academic requirements to begin practice in the profession; at least 2 years of college work prior to entering the program; eight academic semesters after admission to the School of Pharmacy that involve extensive instruction in professional pharmacy pre-clinical and clinical sciences.

(Doctor of Pharmacy, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded to the graduates who have completed an osteopathic medicine program which is designed to prepare physicians who are especially concerned with maintaining continuing personal relationships with patients, their families and their optimum interaction with the community environmental patterns.

(Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Medicine degree is the first-professional postgraduate degree that requires completion of a program that meets all of the following criteria: completion of the academic requirements to begin practice in the profession; at least 2 years of college work prior to entering the program; and a total of at least 6 academic years of college work to complete a program of studies in any branch of medical science, including prior required college work plus the length of the professional program itself.

(Doctor of Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded to the graduates who have completed an podiatric medicine program which is designed to prepare physicians who prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases and disorders that affect the human foot and ankle.

(Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

The Doctor of Optometry degree is the first-professional, postgraduate degree awarded to the graduates who have completed a specialized four year post-baccalaureate professional program in order to become independent health care providers who examine, diagnose, treat, and manage disorders of the visual systems and diseases of the eye and associated structures.

(Doctor of Optometry, NCI Thesaurus)