Mark (X) ONE box. If currently enrolled, mark the previous grade or highest degree received.
[ ] No schooling completed
[ ] Nursery school to 4th grade
[ ] 5th grade or 6th grade
[ ] 7th grade or 8th grade
[ ] 9th grade
[ ] 10th grade
[ ] 11th grade
[ ] 12th grade - NO DIPLOMA
[ ] HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE - high school DIPLOMA or the equivalent (for example: GED)
[ ] Some college credit, but less than 1 year
[ ] 1 or more years of college, no degree
[ ] Associate degree (for example: AA, AS)
[ ] Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, AB, BS)
[ ] Master's degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
[ ] Professional degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
[ ] Doctorate degree (for example: PhD, EdD)
Report schooling completed in foreign or ungraded schools as the equivalent level of schooling in the regular American school system.
For persons who completed high school by passing an equivalency test, such as the General Educational Development (GED) examination, and did not attend college, mark the "High School Graduate" box.
Some of the examples of Professional school degrees include medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, law, and theology.
DO NOT include certificates, diplomas or degrees for training on specific trades such as computer and electronics technology, auto repair, medical assistant, cosmetology, and other fields at vocational, technical or business schools.
DO NOT include honorary degrees awarded by colleges and universities to individuals for their accomplishments. Include only "earned" degrees.