Is a doctoral student a graduate student?

Degrees awarded to graduate students include master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, and other postgraduate qualifications such as graduate certificates and professional degrees.

What is a doctoral level?

A doctorate degree is the highest level of academic degree in most fields. For research or university teaching, the degree is usually a PhD, while applied professional doctorates include the Doctor of Medicine (MD), the Doctor of Education (EdD), and the Juris Doctor (JD), among others.

What is a DPhil vs PhD?

PhD is an abbreviation for the Latin degree name “Philosophiae Doctor.” DPhil is an abbreviation for the English translation of the Latin, i.e. “Doctor of Philosophy”. Both abbreviations are proper for the English translation. Different universities will prefer one or the other.

Can you use DR and PhD together?

Do not combine the title of “Dr.” with any other title even if the person could appropriately be addressed by a different title. Never write, for example, “Dr. George Ross, Ph. D.,” even if the person is a medical doctor who has also earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree.