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Other Facts

• This is biographical information about one’s educational and work background. The origin of the term is Latin and means “the course of one’s life or career.”
• Individuals with a Ph.D., M.D., J.D., M.A., M.S., M.F.A., or M.S.W. often use vitae, as well as some individuals with a B.A., B.S., and/or professional experience.
  

Curriculum Vitae, C.V., Vita, or Vitae

This type of document is used primarily for educational institutions, applications for professional (academic/teaching or administrative) positions, admissions to a professional- or graduate-level program, and/or for professional positions in which advanced levels of education and experience are required. Most B.A. and B.S. graduates in business, industry, government, and education (K–12) positions do need to prepare one.

A two-page resume is not a Vitae, though two pages can constitute a Vitae. It is not the length, but the types of information on the pages that constitute the difference.

What should I include as part of my Vitae?