the meaning of post grad
post-graduate degree meaning, post-graduate degree definition | English Cobuild dictionary. postgraduate. 1 n-count A postgraduate or a postgraduate student is a student with a first degree from a university who is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. 2 adj Postgraduate study or research is done by a student who has a first degree and is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. (BRIT) ADJ n. ...postgraduate courses..., Dr Hoffman did his postgraduate work at Leicester University. in AM, use graduate.
For example, a bachelor's degree is an undergraduate course. Undergraduate courses are taken when someone hasn't graduated before, therefore being 'under' the rank of graduate, i.e. a Bachelors degree, Certificate or Diploma. Being a graduate means having a Bachelor's degree or higher from a university.