can a degree be a diploma
An academic degree is the state of recognized completion of studies at a school or university. A diploma is generally issued in recognition of having satisfactorily completed the prescribed course of study. special kind of examination is the Staatsexamen. It is not an academic degree but a government licensing examination that future doctors, dentists, teachers, lawyers (solicitors), judges, public prosecutors, patent attorneys, and pharmacists have to pass in order to be eligible to work in their profession.
The Diploma and degree are two words that have different meanings in different countries; especially U.S. has a different interpretation for diploma than most of the other countries. As such it is natural for people to get confused with these two words.nyhow in academic terms both diploma and degree are awards offered to a person on the successful completion of an educational course, thus, both give the surety of an academic qualification of that person. Through this article let us examine the key differences between the two.