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A doctorate is a degree earned by passing a doctoral dissertation. Usually, it refers to a Ph.D., but it can also be an Doctor of Medicine or an Juris Doctor. Colleges often give honorary doctorates to famous people who speak there.

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  • Professors

    American Academic doctors gather before the commencement exercises at Brigham Young University (April 2008). The American code for academic dress identifies academic doctors with 3 bands of velvet on the sleeve of the doctoral gown.

  • Birrete doctoral

    The ancient ceremony of bestowing Complutense's Doctoral biretta.

  • Ph.D. gown, Cambridge University

    Ph.D. Gown, University of Cambridge

  • Woolsey Hall, Yale University

    In 1861, Yale University awarded the first Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in the United States.

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