[1] Post Baccalaureate programs are not considered traditional graduate education, but their standing is typically more advanced than a bachelor's degree.
Programs like post-degree diploma,[2] graduate diploma, graduate certificates or a pre-medical to a master's degree in a field such as biomedical or health sciences come under the range of post-baccalaureate programs.
In addition, students who wish to pursue a master's degree in a field other than their BS/BA degree, may be admitted to a college or university individualized or preset postbaccalaureate program to earn the necessary entry credits in their new chosen area/subject.
This also provides opportunity to those who prepare for changing careers and profession or as a supportive for those interested in continuing education to familiarize with new modalities in their particular fields.
[4] In 1972, Bryn Mawr College started the first cohort-based program — with a year-long, postbaccalaureate-specific curriculum (separate from undergraduate classes).