Graduate
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Graduate refers to someone who has been the subject of a Graduation
. See also: Alumnus
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It may also refer to:
Education
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Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
. See also: Alumnus
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
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It may also refer to:
- Graduate or University Graduate or College graduate someone who has been awarded a degree by a university or college.
- Graduated cylinderGraduated cylinderA graduated cylinder, measuring cylinder or graduate is a piece of laboratory equipment used to accurately measure the volume of a liquid. Water displacement can be used to find out the volume of a solid. Graduated cylinders are generally more accurate and precise for this purpose than flasks and...
, a container with graduated markings used for measuring liquids.
Education
- Graduate schoolGraduate schoolA graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
, a school that awards advanced degrees - Postgraduate educationPostgraduate educationPostgraduate education involves learning and studying for degrees or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree generally is required, and is normally considered to be part of higher education...
, a student studying in a graduate school - High school graduateHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, someone who has completed high school (in the U.S.).
Published media
- The Graduate (novel)The Graduate (novel)The Graduate is a 1963 novel by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College. It tells the story of Benjamin Braddock, who, while pondering his future after his graduation, has an affair with the older Mrs...
, a novel by Charles Webb made into a 1967 film directed by Mike Nichols. - The GraduateThe GraduateThe Graduate is a 1967 American comedy-drama motion picture directed by Mike Nichols. It is based on the 1963 novel The Graduate by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College. The screenplay was by Buck Henry, who makes a cameo appearance as a hotel clerk, and Calder...
, a 1967 film directed by Mike Nichols based on the novel of the same name by Charles Webb.- The Graduate (soundtrack)The Graduate (soundtrack)The Graduate is an album of songs from the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie The Graduate, featuring many songs from the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Released on January 21, 1968, the album was produced by Teo Macero....
, the soundtrack of the film, by Simon & Garfunkel
- The Graduate (soundtrack)
- Graduate (film), a Telugu-language film
- "Graduate" (song)Graduate (song)"Graduate" is a song by Third Eye Blind and written by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan. The B-side, "Horror Show", was written by Jenkins and Cadogan as well and later released on the "How's It Going to Be" single in 1998. It reached number 26 on the Maintstream Rock Tracks chart in the U.S, and...
, a song by Third Eye Blind - Graduate (band)Graduate (band)Graduate was formed in 1979, in Bath, England. Baker and Orzabal were at school together and performed as the "Baker Brothers" in local pubs and clubs from 1977 aged 16. The name Graduate came from the fact that they used to open shows with a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson", which...
, the band that Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith were in before forming Tears for Fears