In many questionnaires and questionnaires in the column on education there is such an answer point as the highest incomplete.
What is meant by this term?
Even ten years ago, higher incomplete education implied that a person entered a university, but for some reason did not finish it. That is, at that time it did not matter how many years a higher education was obtained, and those who studied for the full four years were equated with people who studied for a year, or even less. For those who later worked in the private sector of the economy, in general, this feature did not play a role.
But for employees who are in the
public service, the difference in full and incomplete higher education was very significant - because what was written in the received diploma or certificate from the university, their salary level, prescribed in the
staff list , depended
. Therefore, this approach eventually showed its failure, and was abolished.
What does the concept mean in modern high school?
Incomplete higher education is a complete full-time study, the duration of which is four years. After it, the graduate is given the very first diploma and a bachelor's degree is awarded.
After this, the student has two options for the development of events: he can go to work with a freshly educated education or continue to study and get a second diploma in a year or two, this time about full higher education, and a specialist or master’s degree, depending on the policy of the university and selected specification.
Is a bachelor's degree considered self-sufficient?
Definitely yes. Higher incomplete education, however, remains, of course, higher. And its quality does not depend on the number of years of study, but on the knowledge gained. Of course, there is a difference compared to the full one. In particular, it relates to the volume of theoretical knowledge. In the first four courses at any institution of higher education, students receive general knowledge.
They relate to both theoretical and practical parts. But here the student receives in-depth knowledge that is intended for scientific activity in the chosen field, as well as for teaching specialized discipline, only in the magistracy. Thus, a diploma of incomplete higher education, of course, testifies to a person’s qualifications, but does not give him the right to teach others in higher education or to apply for postgraduate or doctoral studies. So, if these types of activities are important for you, and you want to engage in them in the future, do not stop at a bachelor's degree. But at the same time, a person who has received the first academic degree can very well teach in secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions.
But what in this case are now called former students who dropped out before the first diploma, if the higher incomplete is a completed education?
There is currently a separate term in official documents to refer to such training. Now it is universally called unfinished higher education.