A graduate entry degree is term used for an

academic degree An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university. These institutions often offer degrees at various levels, usually divided into und ...

that denotes a minimum 3-4 year bachelor's degree. It is most commonly used to refer to

first professional degree A professional degree, formerly known in the US as a first professional degree, is a degree that prepares someone to work in a particular profession, practice, or industry sector often meeting the academic requirements for licensure or accreditatio ...

programs. This term first developed in Australia and the UK to refer to medical, dental, and law degrees that used to be available to students directly out of high school, but now have educational business and corporations have changed structure and requirements to require a degree first before admission would be considered. There are a number of graduate entry medical programmes in the UK.

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