I don't like the term "undergraduate" (bachelor's, doctorate, baccalaureate degree)
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It is what it is. Sorry you don't like the words. Its an undergrad degree, and then two graduate degrees, or Professional Degrees. I HAVE ONE undergrad degree, and one Professional degree. My son has an undergraduate degree with a double major in Math and Physics, one professional degree in nuclear physics, and very shortly the second professional degree, also in Nuclear Physics.
If you don't like it, maybe you could start a petition among all the millions of other undergraduates who understand that it means that you don't have a graduate degree.....a Master or Doctorate
Sorry about it, but a word means what it means. You graduated with a degree in Math....yes, but your BS in Math is an undergraduate degree.... which means that you could go still higher.
It depends on the context. If one is an undergraduate, then graduation hasn't occurred yet, and the term is appropriate. "Under" = beneath, and in the tier of degrees, that's what it is. If one has received a baccalaureate degree, then one can just say "B.S. or B.A." as in "I received my B.S.......". If one is continuing classes after receiving a baccalaureate degree, then one can use the term, "post-baccalaureate" or "graduate student", depending on how they are enrolled.
If you don't like the undergraduate degree, go on for your graduate degree!
I do like my "undergraduate" degree. I'm not going to get a graduate degree because I don't have the time or money, and more importantly, the inclination, to do so. I hate school, but I put up with it anyway and paid my dues.
I know the term "undergraduate" has been around forever -- I'm just saying that it's somewhat of an insult.
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