Lisantiat

Also known as licence, licenciate, licenciature, licentiate rank, Licenciatura

thumb|Licentiate dissertation (note text on cover) of [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (University of Strasbourg, 1771)]]A licentiate (abbreviated Lic.) is an academic degree awarded in many countries, by a variety of types of educational (usually tertiary) institutions, after a variety of courses of study. It can represent completion of study at different educational levels, in Europe it is commonly for postgraduate studies program.