Academic
Academic suffixes indicate the degree earned at a college or university. These include the bachelor's degree (A.B, B.A., B.F.A., B.Tech., L.L.B, B.Sc., etc.), the master's degree (M.A., M.F.A. LL.M, M.L.A., M.B.A., M.Sc., etc.), the professional doctorate (J.D., M.D., D.O., Pharm.D., etc.), and the academic doctorate (Ph.D., D.Phil., LL.D, Eng.D., etc.).
In the case of doctorates, either the prefix (e.g. "Dr." or "Atty.") or the suffix (e.g. "J.D.", "M.D.", "D.O.", "D.C.", or "Ph.D.") is used, not both. In the United States, the suffix is the preferred format (thus allowing differentiation between types of doctorate) in written documentation.
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—David Mamet (b. 1947)
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