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        | Master of Arts- earned after receiving a bachelor's degree . Academic based degree. |  | 
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        | Master of Fine Arts- degree for theatre crafts and skills |  | 
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        | Doctor of Philosophy- recieved after a master's degree and awarded after the approval of a peer reviewed dissertation that is published. MA is usually a pre-req. |  | 
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        | Graduate Record Exam- Consists of two different test (Subject Test or General Test). Scores are needed to attend grad school for academic purposes. |  | 
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        | University/Resident Theatre Association- Grad school that is associated with a working theatre. Leads to a MFA. |  | 
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        | National Association of Schools of Theatre- |  | 
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        | Association for Theatre in Higher Education- |  | 
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        | American Alliance for Theatre and Education |  | 
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        | International Federation for Theatre Research/ |  | 
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        | Association for Theatre Movement Educators |  | 
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        | American Society for Theatre Research |  | 
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        | National Association for Drama Therapy |  | 
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        | business or organization whose primary goal is to make money (retail stores, insurance companies etc) |  | 
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        | earns for money for charitable or educational reasons. Seek tax exempt status. |  | 
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