Analytic Quality Glossary
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Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2004–12, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/
This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for amendments or additions.
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Undergraduate is a student who is undertaking
a first-level degree programme of study, normally a bachelorŐs degree or equivalent.
explanatory
context
When undergraduates complete the programme
they become graduates. They may take further study, which in the UK and some
other countries is known as postgraduate study, while in the US and other countries
it is known as graduate study.
analytical
review
Higher Education
Funding Council for England (2003), define undergraduate as:
Student working towards a first degree, higher education certificate or diploma or equivalent.
The Irish Higher Education Authority (2004) define it as:
Undergraduate: Student at tertiary level enrolled in a course leading to a Bachelor's or primary degree, or a diploma.
University of Canterbury (undated) states:
Undergraduate: The first degree you study towards at university is called an undergraduate degree, eg, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws. Certificates and diplomas are also undergraduate qualifications. An undergraduate student is one who is studying for for their first (bachelorŐs) degree, or a certificate or diploma.
related terms
sources
Higher Education Authority (HEA) [of Ireland] 2004, Glossary http://www.hea.ie/index.cfm/page/sub/id/519
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), 2011, About us: Glossary, available at http://www.hefce.ac.uk/aboutus/glossary/glossary.htm, updated 7 September 2011, accessed 29 January 2012
University of Canterbury - Christchurch, New Zealand