ACRONYMS FOR THOSE WHO DID FINISH THE PHD Social Vibes Posted on January 28, 2024 by joelsnell99January 28, 2024 Apart from ABD, there are other acronyms that are used to describe a person who has not completed their PhD. Here are some of them: BDT – “Bachelor, Doctorate, Truncatus” or “Bachelor, Doctorate, Truncated” 1. CDB – “Coursework Done But” 1. CQ – “Candidate for Qualification” 1. DNP – “Did Not Proceed” 1. DQ – “Doctoral Qualifier” 1. PhDc – “PhD candidate” 2. I hope this helps! Share this:FacebookTwitterEmailPrint