Use of Degree Initials

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  1. Tom Head

    Tom Head New Member

    Another example: Potchefstroom via GST offers a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in theology and a D.Phil. ("Doctor Philosophiae") in theology; the latter is considered a higher, post-doctoral doctorate (a la the LL.D., etc), and applicants must already hold a Ph.D. or Th.D. to qualify. I had assumed this to be a GST thing rather than a Potchefstroom thing, but this thread has me thinking that maybe it's a Potchefstroom thing after all.


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  2. Alex

    Alex New Member

    This practice is not followed by all of the Ivies, nor is it confined to the Ivies. My Bachelor of Arts is from an Ivy, and the abbreviation used by the school is the standard B.A. My Master of Science is from a non-Ivy, and the school uses the odd abbreviation S.M. (They also use A.B. instead of B.A., etc.) Fortunately, the full degree title appears on my transcript and diploma. On my CV I use M.S., mainly because S.M. looks just plain silly. I do not know why some U.S. schools reverse the standard abbreviation.

    If I follow through with a second Master of Science (from University of London or University of South Africa), I plan to use their traditional M.Sc. abbreviation. Within the U.S., M.Sc. is easily recognized as equivalent to M.S.

    Alex
     
  3. jon porter

    jon porter New Member

    It's Latin: Artium Baccalaurei and Magistrum Philosophiae, or so read the things hanging on the wall.

    jon
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    whose doctoral diploma was computer-generated on paper that reads "VOID" if photocopied



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    J. M. B. Porter, PhD
    Lecturer in World History
     

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