título universitario
/titulo unibeɾsitaɾjo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'college degree' is título universitario.
The phrase refers to an official document given by a university to a student who has completed their course of study.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of título, meaning 'title' or 'degree' and universitario, meaning 'university-related'.
Which one should you use?
While título can refer to any title, in an academic context, it specifically refers to the degree or diploma itself. You may also use grado universitario to refer to a college degree.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term grado universitario is especially prevalent. In Mexico and some parts of Latin America, licenciatura is commonly used to refer to a college degree.
Did you know?
- If you tell a Spanish speaker you have a título, they might think you are claiming a noble rank like 'Duke' or 'Count' rather than an academic one.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a person who earns a licenciatura is often addressed by the professional title Licenciado or Licenciada as a formal mark of respect in daily conversation.
- In Spain, if you ask for your grado, you might end up with a glass of wine rather than a diploma, as the word is also used for 'degree' in terms of temperature or alcohol content.
Examples in context
- Después de muchos años de estudios, finalmente obtuve mi título universitario en ingeniería.After many years of studying, I finally earned my college degree in engineering.
- Mi hermana está a punto de obtener su grado universitario en derecho.My sister is about to obtain her college degree in law.
- Después de tanto esfuerzo, por fin tengo mi título universitario en psicología.After so much effort, I finally have my college degree in psychology.
- Después de cursar cinco años, finalmente obtuve mi licenciatura en administración de empresas.After studying for five years, I finally obtained my college degree in business administration.
- Mi madre tiene una diplomatura en magisterio y ha sido una excelente profesora durante toda su vida.My mother has a college degree in education and has been an excellent teacher her entire life.
- Ya obtuve mi título universitario.I already obtained my college degree.
- Necesito mi título universitario para el nuevo empleo.I need my college degree for the new job.
- Ella finalmente recibió su título universitario.She finally received her college degree.
- ¿Dónde guardaste el título universitario de tu hermano?Where did you store your brother's college degree?
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are talking about job applications at a cafe.
- María¿Ya tienes tu título universitario, Alejandro?Do you already have your college degree, Alejandro?
- AlejandroSí, lo recibí el mes pasado.Yes, I received it last month.
- María¡Qué bien! Yo todavía estoy estudiando.That's great! I am still studying.
- AlejandroNo te preocupes, ya vendrá el día.Don't worry, the day will come.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
