When authoring research papers, the writers often place their titles
after their names (e.g., B.A., M.B.A., M.A, M.D., etc.). Is there a
title for a high school graduate now in college? Thanks.

Hello RSB762-ga,

Officially, there isn?t a title such as B.A, PhD, or M.D, used to
describe someone in your situation. However, many people refer to this
time in the student?s life as them being an Undergraduate Student.

Let me give you a few different definitions of the term to show you
how it applies to your situation.

?Someone who is enrolled in a two to five-year program of study that
leads to a diploma, advanced diploma, or bachelor's degree (i.e.,
Diploma in Costume Studies, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of
Science).?
science.dal.ca/fos_2262.html

?In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary
student pursuing a Bachelor's degree. Students of higher degrees are
known as postgraduates (or often simply graduates). ?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergraduate_student

?An undergraduate student is generally in the first four years of his
or her university studies and is completing a Bachelor's degree (e.g.,
BA or BS). Students who continue to study after they have graduated
with a Bachelor's degree are called graduate students. Undergraduate
students are often called "undergrads."?
www.cte.duq.edu/itahandbook/itaglossary.html

More Definitions: ://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&safe=off&oi=defmore&q=define:Undergraduate+student

I also used http://www.scholar.google.com and found this research
paper done by an undergraduate student to show how he used that as his
title on the paper.

From the Paper:
Spectral Characteristics of Sheet/Cloud Cavitation
Morten Kjeldsen, Associate Professor 
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Dept. of
Thermal Energy and Hydropower, Alfred Getz v.4, N7034 Trondheim,
Norway
Roger E. A. Arndt, Professor and Mark Effertz, Undergraduate Student 
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Mississippi
River at 3rd Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414


http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JFEGA4000122000003000481000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes

I hope this helps you out. If this answer requires further
explanation, please request clarification before rating it, and I'll
be happy to look into this further.

Nenna-GA
Google Answers Researcher

The example in the reply was what I needed. Thanks.

High school diploma or GED?

I've never heard of one, and I was in college for 4 years.  Also,
using B.A after your name after you graduate college will make people
look at you funny.

Unless you have a graduate or professional degree, a title is not appropriate.

Actually i frequently see people use BSc... or BA... usually they are
working directly in the field and have professional degrees as well...

but yeah in general if you only had a B.A you shouldnt put it... but
if you have more... often you will list the B.A with it...

No there is no title for a high school diploma.  In fact unless you
have a degree granting college even a college diploma will not issue
you a title.

Nurses and other such medical/scientific personnel often add their
academic degree after there name, as with 'Jane Doe, BSN' (bachelor of
science in nursing), in this instance, in place of 'RN'.

As for high school graduates, I agree: nothing is used.

Thank you for the wonderful rating! I'm glad I could be of help!

Nenna-GA