A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
User Defined Definitions
"a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality"
"a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process"
"an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study"