What is the best word to use for Ph.D. in the following sentence:
"I am in the sixth year of my Ph.D. program/career."
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Is a Ph.D. a 'career"? Isn't it a course, a study, or simply "doing a P.h.D"? – Mari-Lou A Oct 23 '17 at 18:24
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Closely related: “Studying PhD at the university” or “studying PhD in the university”? – Mari-Lou A Oct 23 '17 at 18:28
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"I am in the sixth year of my Ph.D. studies." But is that really true? Were the first 3 or 4 years undergraduate studies? How about "I am studying for my Ph.D." and reveal your progress later in the text. – Weather Vane Oct 23 '17 at 18:33
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If I understand your question correctly, you are looking for the adjective form for Ph.D. I think the term you are looking for is doctoral; the full sentence which sounds most natural to me is:
"I am in the sixth year of my doctoral program."
Unless there are regional usages I am not familiar with, it would be unusual to refer to a Ph.D. as a career. If you want to emphasize the career aspect (perhaps independent of any one particular program), then that would use the term academic, giving you the sentence:
"I am in the sixth year of my academic career."
One final note: I normally only see people refer to their academic career time frame as starting after their doctoral studies are finished.
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