Abbreviations: Academic Degrees & Religious Orders

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Abbreviations: Academic Degrees & Religious Orders

Abbreviations of academic degrees (and religious orders) require a period after each element in the abbreviation but no internal space.

B.S.
M.B.A.
Ph.D.
LL.B.
Litt.D.
Ed.D.
B.Ch.E.
B.Arch.
M.Div.
M.D.
D.D.S.
R.N.
S.J.
O.S.B.
S.N.D.

   

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