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nondoctoral

nondoctoral

6.7
A program or qualification that does not involve a PhD
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈdɒktərəl/
: no doctoral
  • Many students choose to pursue their education through nondoctoral programs before deciding if they want to continue to a doctoral degree.
  • nondoctoral level
  • nondoctoral program
  • nondoctoral psychology

Examples

  • The vast majority of training programs for school psychologists in the country were at the nondoctoral level.

    Academic text (1994)
  • No significant differences were found between nondoctoral and doctoral level participants regarding the number of courses they took that partially covered reading.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The data revealed several findings regarding the curriculum of school psychology doctoral and nondoctoral programs.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Nondoctoral and doctoral-level participants reported their graduate programs spent similar amounts of time on instruction in reading.

    Academic text (2007)
  • There is a noticeable lack of standardization in the titles of degrees from nondoctoral programs for school psychologists.

    Academic text (2000)
  • At that time, the NCATE, in conjunction with the NASP, was the sole accrediting agency for nondoctoral school psychology programs.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Part-time faculty members at 4-year, nondoctoral institutions were significantly less satisfied with their instructional autonomy than their full-time counterparts.

    Academic text (2008)
  • With regard to nondoctoral licensure, the percentage of school psychologists reporting that they possess a nondoctoral license ranged from 8% for the "other" group to 31% for the Hispanic group.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The report compared the effectiveness of nondoctoral and doctoral training in preparing school psychologists.

  • Several universities offer nondoctoral degrees that provide a solid foundation for a career in psychology.

Antonyms

doctoral
  • Specialized
31 6.3

About the highest university degree like a PhD or a person who has it

How Doctoral

doctoral
  • Specialized
31 6.3
postgraduate
8 4.8
nondoctoral
6.7
undergraduate
85 3.2
introductory
33 3.9

Surface Forms

nondoctoral positive

Morphology

nondoctoral = doctoral (transparent) = non + doctor + al

A straightforward negative prefix 'non-' attached to 'doctoral' (which itself is clearly doctor + -al), so the meaning 'not doctoral' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Nondoctoral is made of non- meaning 'not' and doctoral, which comes from doctor meaning 'teacher' or 'expert' and the name of the highest university degree. So nondoctoral means 'not relating to' a doctoral degree or program.