Include your academic credentials with your signature to assure colleagues or potential employers of your qualifications. In general, you can include the abbreviation for your master's degree in your signature if you work in research, academia or a field where the degree is required to practice. Include the master's degree on documents such as research papers, professional correspondence, resumes and business cards. Do not include a general master's degree post-nominal such as an M.A. in Humanities, because it will seem pretentious in many settings.
Instructions
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Type or print your full name followed by a comma and a space.
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Add the appropriate abbreviation for your master's degree after the space. For example, "M.S." for Master of Science or "M.B.A." for Master of Business Administration.
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Include the abbreviations for any professional credentials or other relevant affiliations after your academic degree. Separate multiple abbreviations with commas. Abbreviations for religious orders or theological degrees come before your academic degree.