A degree is an academic title that marks that the educational level and academic level of the grantee have reached the prescribed standards. The degree in China is divided into three levels: bachelor, master and doctor, among which doctor is the highest level.
A person who specializes in related research or further study in a university or scientific research institution for a limited time after obtaining a doctorate is called a postdoctoral fellow, but a postdoctoral fellow is not a degree, it represents an experience.
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The introduction of western degree system in China began in 1930s. 1935 In April, the then Nanjing National Government followed the academic degree system of Britain and the United States and enacted the Academic Degree Granting Law, but it was not fully implemented.
1949 after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the degree system was put forward three times, but it has not been implemented for various reasons.
1980 In February, the 1 3rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth NPC formally passed the Regulations on Academic Degrees in People's Republic of China (PRC), which clearly stipulated that China would implement the three-level academic degree system promoted by most countries in the world, starting from 198 1 and1. From June 65438 to June 0982, China produced the first batch of doctoral degrees. At this point, China's degree system tends to be comprehensive and mature.
The bachelor's degree in modern China is awarded by institutions of higher learning authorized by the State Council, and the master's degree and doctoral degree are awarded by institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutions authorized by the State Council.
Institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutions that confer academic degrees shall, after academic degree evaluation committee has made a resolution on conferring academic degrees, issue corresponding degree certificates to degree winners.
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