Audience Level
Types of levels in an academic or training progression expected of, or to be developed by, the typical person for the resource being described.
Advanced Level
Intended for those with significant experience or expertise where developmental expectations are staged for assessing knowledge, skills, or competencies beyond the novice and intermediate levels.
Associates Degree Level
Intended for those completing college/university-level programs within their first one to two years (lower-division) of post-secondary education.
Bachelors Degree Level
Intended for those completing college/university-level programs within approximately three to four years where course work and activities advance skills from a lower-division or generalist level to an upper-division level.
Beginner Level
Intended for novices or those with limited experience.
Doctoral Degree Level
Intended for those who have completed Bachelors and Masters degrees or their equivalent and who will be required to complete either independent research or a significant project or paper.
Intermediate Level
Intended for those with some experience, where knowledge, skills, and competency expectations are staged for development beyond novice-level and in preparation for a more advanced-level.
An individual at this level has foundational competencies to function independently with occasional supervision.
Masters Degree Level
Intended for those who have completed a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
Post-Secondary Level
Intended for those who have completed secondary level school programs or equivalent.
Secondary School or Equivalent
Intended for those attending secondary (high-school) level programs.