Professional degree graduate students: practice-oriented, pay attention to the organic combination of theory and practice, and focus on cultivating high-level talents who have received formal professional and technical training. After graduation, students engage in jobs with professional backgrounds, such as lawyers, doctors, accountants, etc.

Academic graduate students: according to the subject setting, oriented by academic research, emphasizing theoretical research, mainly training university teachers and researchers in scientific research institutions for the country.

Difference 2: Admissions major

Postgraduates with professional degrees: the major orientation of enrollment includes 40 majors such as finance, applied statistics, taxation, international business, insurance, asset appraisal and auditing.

Academic Postgraduates: The enrollment majors are comprehensive, including pedagogy, economics, philosophy, etc. 13 and its two disciplines, covering all professional directions.

Difference 3: Application conditions

Professional degree graduate students: Some majors have the same application conditions as academic graduate students, but some management majors require undergraduates to have three years' work experience, college students to have five years' work experience, and those who have obtained master's and doctoral degrees have two years' work experience.

Academic postgraduate: a bachelor's degree recognized by the state is required. Those with two years or above college education, undergraduate graduates and those with master's and doctoral degrees can apply as undergraduates.

Difference 4: Tutorial system

Postgraduates with professional degrees: the single tutor system is implemented, and the tutor is responsible for students' course study, thesis writing guidance and defense application.

Academic graduate students: double tutor system, two tutors inside and outside the school. On-campus tutors are mainly responsible for teaching theoretical knowledge and academic guidance, while off-campus tutors develop skills and guide practice.

Difference 5: Curriculum system

Professional degree graduate students: the academic system is generally 2-3 years. Considering the actual situation of students' on-the-job study, some colleges allow students who have not completed their studies within the specified time to apply for an extension of the academic system, and the maximum study time is no more than 5 years.

Academic graduate students: the academic system is generally 3 years, and they need to complete their study tasks within the specified time.