Professional Degree [Education] Law and Legal Definition
According to 34 CFR 668.2 (b) [Title 34 – Education; Subtitle B -- Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education; Chapter VI -- Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Part 668 -- Student Assistance General Provisions; Subpart A – General], the term professional degree means “a degree that signifies both completion of the academic requirements for beginning practice in a given profession and a level of professional skill beyond that normally required for a bachelor's degree. Professional licensure is also generally required. Examples of a professional degree include but are not limited to Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.), Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.), Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.), Law (L.L.B. or J.D.), Medicine (M.D.), Optometry (O.D.), Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), Podiatry (D.P.M., D.P., or Pod.D.), and Theology (M.Div., or M.H.L.).”
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1082 and 1088)
Legal Definition list
- Professional Degree [Education]
- Professional Corporations
- Professional Certification
- Professional Boxing Safety Act
- Professional Boxing Match
- Professional Development
- Professional Employee
- Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
- Professional Engineer(PE)
- Professional Guardian
- Professional Liability Insurance
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- Accountants Professional Liability Insurance
- Accounting Professional Standards
- Accreditation (Education)
