Credential Templates, The Former USSR and the Russian Federation

University-Level Teaching Credentials
Country:
Former USSR and
Russian Federation
Date Entered:
UNIVERSITY-LEVEL TEACHING CREDENTIALS
Credential Actual Name:
Credential English Name:
Диплом Специалиста, Diplom Spetzialista Diploma of "Specialist"
Бакалавр, Bakalavr Bachelor’s degree
Credential Alternate Actual Name(s):
Time Period Credential Offered:
Former USSR (pre 1991) and
Russian Federation (post 1991)
Issuing Body:
In the former USSR:
Credential Alternate English Name(s):
Examples: Diploma of "Pre-School Teacher",
Diploma of "Primary School Teacher",
Diploma of "Biologist and Teacher of
Biology", Diploma of "Mathematician and
Teacher of Mathematics", etc.
Issued by an institution under the authority of the Ministry of Education of the appropriate
Republic
In the Russian Federation:
Issued by an institution under the authority of the Ministry of Education of the Russian
Federation
Admission Requirements:
In the former USSR:
• Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education and entrance exams, or
• Other credential incorporating secondary education (Diploma of Lower Vocational
Education or Diploma of Higher Vocational Education) and entrance exams
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