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For other degrees, see Academic degree

The Specialist degree in the English-speaking world

The specialist degree is most often found in programs in specialized education and is awarded for study beyond the masters degree but below the doctorate.

An Ed.S. program typically requires about 60-70 semester hours beyond the bachelors degree and most often requires significant experience and an MA/MS/MEd as an entry prerequisite. Most commonly, the EdS program is a professional degree program in the application of advanced educational theory and not an academic/research degree such as the EdD or PhD.

School Psychology and Curriculum and Instruction are two of the most common areas where the EdS is found. In many fields outside of education, the post-graduate certificate fills the same need.

The Specialist degree in the Commonwealth of Independent States

The specialist degree (специалист) was also the only first degree in the former soviet union. In the early 1990's bakalavr (Bachelor's) and magistr (Master's) degrees were introduced in all the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, except in Turkmenistan. However, the specialist degree stayed the most often granted degree in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tadschikistan and Ukraine up until today. The specialict degrees in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were renamed to diplom degrees. Actually there are some similarities between the specialict degree in the CIS and the German Diplom degree. The following are the most importend specialict degrees in the CIS:

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