First Professional degree
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A first professional degree is a graduate-level (postgraduate) degree that is required for professional licensure or entrance to a specific profession. Students pursue a first professional degree after completing a four-year bachelor's degree. Graduates generally call themselves doctor, except in law and theology, and the degree programs also include the word doctor. Examples of first professional degrees include:
- Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.)
- Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.)
- Law (J.D.)
- Medicine (M.D.)
- Audiology (Au.D.)
- Occupational Therapy (D.O.T.)
- Optometry (O.D.)
- Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
- Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)
- Podiatry (D.P.M., D.P., or Pod.D.)
- Theology (M.Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ordination)
- Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.)
