Literal question
STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.
28. What certificates, diplomas or degrees has this person ever obtained?
Include all qualifications obtained from secondary (high) schools, or trade schools and other postsecondary educational institutions.
Mark as many circles as applicable.
[] None - go to Question 30
[] Secondary/high school graduation certificate or equivalent
[] Trades certificate or diploma
[] Other non-university certificate or diploma (obtained at community college, CEGEP, institute of technology, etc.)
[] University certificate or diploma below bachelor level
[] Bachelor's degree(s) (e.g., B.A., B.Sc., LL.B.)
[] University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
[] Master's degree(s) (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed.)
[] Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry (M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M., O.D.)
[] Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)
29. What was the major field of study or training of this person's highest degree, certificate or diploma (excluding secondary or high school graduation certificates)?
For example, accounting, carpentry, civil engineering, history, legal secretary, welding.
[Question 29 was asked of persons 15+ who had obtained certificates, diplomas or degrees, per question 28.]
Major field of study or training ________
Or
[] This person's highest qualification is a secondary/high school graduation certificate
Interviewer instructions
Question 28: Degrees
Mark the circle labelled Secondary/high school graduation certificate or equivalent for persons who graduated from high school, or obtained sufficient credits to constitute the equivalent of high school graduation.
Mark the circle labelled Trades certificate or diploma for persons who received a certificate or diploma through apprenticeship or journeyman training and/or in-school training, trades-level vocational and pre-vocational courses at community colleges, institutes of technology and similar institutions where the minimal entrance requirement was less than secondary/high school, junior or senior matriculation, or equivalent.
Mark the circle labelled Other non-university certificate or diploma when a certificate or diploma (other than a trade certificate or diploma) was granted by: a community college (both transfer and semi-professional career programs); CEGEP (both general or professional); institute of technology; or any other non-degree-granting educational institution.
Mark the circle labelled University certificate or diploma below bachelor level when a teaching certificate was awarded by a provincial Department of Education at an approved institution such as normal school or college of education. For persons who earned their teaching qualifications at an accredited university's faculty of education, mark the circle labelled Bachelor's degree(s).
For persons who have a diploma, certificate or license awarded by a professional association and whose course of study was conducted through a university mark the circle labelled University certificate or diploma below bachelor level (provided that a bachelor degree was not a prerequisite). Mark University certificate or diploma above bachelor level if a bachelor degree was a prerequisite.
Question 29: Field of specialization
For persons who earned more than one highest degree (for example, two bachelor's degrees or two master's degrees), indicate the field of study for the degree most recently earned.
For persons who specialized in more than one field of study while earning their degrees, indicate the area in which the greatest number of credits or courses were earned.
Wherever possible, indicate the subfield of specialization within a broad area of training - especially in the case of graduate studies or other advanced training.
