postgraduate

Postgraduate describes a course of study or an academic program that occurs after a college degree has already been obtained. (adjective)

Medical school or law school are examples of programs that would be described as postgraduate programs.

A postgraduate is a student who is studying a subject beyond the college level when he already has a college degree. (noun)

Someone attending medical school is an example of a postgraduate.

See postgraduate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See postgraduate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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