The Development of First Professional Degree and Its Inspirations for China

The First Professional Degree is a special American high-level professional degree.It signifies both the completion of the academic requirements for beginning practice in a given profession and a level of professional skill beyond that normally required for a bachelor's degree.Now,such degrees with a professional,extendable and practical nature are awarded in the fields of medicine,law,theological professions,etc.The existence and development of the first professional degree not only have an important effect on American higher education but are also significant to social progress and development in America.This type of degree also provides inspirations for China in its efforts to integrate professional degree education and professional qualification,to establish independent professional degree programs and to develop doctoral training in various professional fields.