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There are two active definitions of what comprises a research doctorate or similar in the U.S. The [[National Center for Education Statistics]] defines a ''Doctor's degree-research/scholarship'' as "A Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement." The awarding institution defines which degrees meet this description themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryPopup.aspx?idlink=941|title=Doctor's degree-research/scholarship|work=Glossary|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=2017-04-23}}</ref> The [[National Science Foundation]] defines a ''research doctorate'' as "a doctoral degree that (1) requires completion of an original intellectual contribution in the form of a dissertation or an equivalent culminating project (e.g., musical composition) and (2) is not primarily intended as a degree for the practice of a profession."<ref name="SED2015">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17306/technotes.cfm|title=Technical Notes|date=December 2016|work=Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2015|publisher=National Science Foundation|accessdate=2017-04-23}}</ref> Under this definition, the
DCS, which (as noted above) is intended for professionals in the field of computer science,<ref name=AppDoc/>
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