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What are the degree levels?
Degree levels are divided into: doctor, master, bachelor and associate degree, from high to low as follows:

1, doctor

A doctor's degree is a title that marks that the educational level and academic level of the grantee have reached the prescribed standards. In the degree system of most countries in the world, the doctorate is the highest level.

2. Master's degree

A master's degree is a postgraduate degree between a bachelor's degree and a doctorate. A master's degree usually symbolizes a basic independent thinking ability. A master's degree usually symbolizes mastery and specialization in an academic field or workplace.

3. Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree is the name of the degree awarded at the undergraduate stage of higher education. It means that the degree holder has mastered the basic theory, professional knowledge and basic skills of the subject, and has the initial ability to engage in scientific research or undertake specialized technical work.

4. An associate degree certificate from an American university that has completed two years of courses.

A degree from the United States and Canada, the lowest in the four-level degree system, lower than bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. In Chinese mainland, the closest qualification is a college diploma. Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong have such degrees, but Chinese mainland does not recognize them.

Assistant doctors and regular doctors

Associate doctor's degree (Russian system), Russian кандидатнаукук, 1 degree awarded to the former Soviet Union, divided Russia and Ukraine. Postgraduates can only pursue a full doctorate after obtaining an associate doctorate.

To study as an associate doctor, you must first complete four-year undergraduate professional education and two-year postgraduate professional education (or directly complete five-year undergraduate professional education to obtain an expert degree in Russian academic system), then after several years of postgraduate study (usually three years), you can pass the qualification examination of majors, foreign languages, philosophy (including social sciences such as literature and history), and finally submit a thesis and pass the defense before you can get a degree.

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