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Scientiæ Magister
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Master of Science.
United States
Admission to a master's program is normally contingent upon holding a bachelor's degree. Progressing to a doctoral program may require a master's degree. In some fields or graduate programs, work on a doctorate can begin immediately after the bachelor's degree. Some programs provide for a joint bachelor's and master's degree after about five years. Some universities use the Latin degree names and due to the flexibility of word order in Latin, Artium Magister (AM) or Scientiæ Magister (SM or ScM) may be used in some institutions.