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To receive the President's Award for Educational Excellence, students must be enrolled in elementary, middle, or high school, they must meet a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5. They must reach certain levels on state tests, or receive a recommendation from a teacher, as well as a strong production of academic excellence. [2]
Candidate of Sciences (Candidatus scientiarum – CSc., replaced by common Ph.D. in the Czech Republic in 1998 and by PhD. in Slovakia in 1996); Doctor of philosophy (Philosophiae doctor – Ph.D. or PhD., awarded since 1998 and 1996, respectively; requires at least 3–5-year doctoral study and coursework of 120-180 Credits)
The United States Department of Education published a Structure of US Education in 2008 that differentiated between associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, first professional degrees, master's degrees, intermediate graduate qualifications and research doctorate degrees. [1]
Kohl International Teaching Awards: Dolores Kohl Education Foundation: Elementary and high school teachers as well as media and lifetime contributors to the field of education United States: Lindback Award: Lindback Foundation: Distinguished teaching at colleges and universities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia ...
Are committed to graduate education through the doctorate; Give high priority to research; Award 50 or more doctoral degrees each year; Receive annually $40 million or more in federal support [2] The Carnegie Foundation reported that 59 institutions met these criteria in 1994. [3]
It is described as "one of the nation's highest honors for high school students" in the United States of America. [1] The program was established in 1964 by executive order of Lyndon B. Johnson, then the president of the United States to recognize the most distinguished graduating seniors for their academic achievements. [2]
The honoris causa doctorate received by Jimmy Wales from the University of Maastricht (2015). An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.
After the comprehensive examination the student is a "PhD Candidate", which is the academic equivalent of a master's degree. Some universities will award terminal Master's for students who drop out of the PhD program at this stage, and some, like Columbia University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, award a Master's en route to the PhD.