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A 'bachelor's degree' is usually an
undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. It may also be the name of a postgraduate degree, such as a ''
Bachelor of Civil Law'', the
Bachelor of Music, or the
Bachelor of Philosophy (all granted by the
University of Oxford).
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| BArch |
| BAvn |
| BBA |
| BDes |
| BFA |
| BI |
| BJ |
| BKin, BPE, BHK, BHPE, BSc Kin |
| BL Arch |
| BLA, ABL, BGS or BSGS |
| BMedSc/BBiomedSc |
| BM or BMus |
| BNSc |
| BPharm |
| BPhil |
| BS in Ed |
| BSc Ed |
| BSPH |
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Honors degrees and academic distinctions
Under the
English, and those influenced by it, such as the
Canadian,
Irish,
Indian,
Maltese,
Singaporean, and
Hong Kong, undergraduate degrees are differentiated either as ''pass degrees'' or as ''honours degrees'', the latter denoted by the appearance of "(Hons)" after the degree abbreviation. An honours degree generally requires a higher academic standard than a pass degree, and in
Malta,
Singapore,
Australia,
New Zealand,
Scotland,
South Africa, and some Canadian universities an extra year of study. In Scotland, there also exist ''Designated Degrees''.
Australia
In some disciplines, Honours degrees are solely based on a high-level of academic achievement. In most disciplines, particularly or within shorter 3-year courses, Honours degrees require an additional year of study where degree candidates must complete an original
research project and submit a
thesis, in addition to achieving a high-level of academic performance. Professional degrees such as Law, Engineering, Education, that often have a longer duration require the completion of a shorter research 'project.' Honours is awarded on the basis of the project and continued academic performance across the entire degree, as measured through a weighted-average. Honours degrees are denoted with "(Hons)" following the degree abbreviation, e.g. BSc(Hons).
Undergraduate degrees may be awarded in five classes, with different terminology used by different universities:
★ Honours Class I / First Class Honours – the highest level of academic achievement, with some universities awarding a
University Medal to the highest-achieving graduates within this class
★ Honours Class II Division 1 / Second Class Honours Division A
★ Honours Class II Division 2 / Second Class Honours Division B
★ Honours Class III / Third Class Honours
★ Pass – awarded to all graduates other than those who have completed an Honours degree program
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The degrees awarded carry a designation related to the broad subject area such as BA, BSc, BEng etc. The majority of Bachelor's degrees are now honours degrees. Prior to the mid 20th century all candidates would take an Ordinary degree, and then be selected to go on for a final year for the Honours degree. Now this may be reduced to two either by direct second year entry (for people who have done
foundation degrees or changed subject or similar) or by doing compressed courses (which are currently being piloted by a small number of newer universities
[1]). For funding reasons (funding for undergraduate programs is automatic, funding for postgraduate programs is not) it is becoming increasingly common to skip the Bachelor's stage entirely and go straight to
Masters level on a four year (five year if with industrial experience) course (which often shares the first three years with the equivalent Bachelor's course).
''Honours degrees'' are of a superior academic standard. However the practice of writing 'Hons' as part of the degree designation is unofficial and is considered by many as an affectation. An Honours degree is always awarded in one of four classes depending upon the marks gained in the final assessments and examinations. The top students are awarded a first class degree, the next best, an upper second class degree (usually referred to as a 2:1), the next a lower second class degree (usually referred to as a 2:2), and those with the lowest marks gain a third class degree. An ''Ordinary'' or ''unclassified'' degree (which does not give the graduate the right to add '(Hons)') may be awarded if a student has completed the full honours degree course but hasn't obtained the total required passes sufficient to merit a third-class honours degree. Alternatively a degree may be denied honours if the student has had to retake courses. An ordinary degree usually requires 300 CATS points whereas an honours degree requires 360 CATS points. It is possible to be awarded an ordinary degree with distinction if the average of the 300 CATS points is 70%+.
For a detailed explanation of the classification system see
British undergraduate degree classification.
''Ordinary degrees'' are unclassified degrees awarded to all students who have completed the course and obtained sufficient marks to pass the final assessments and examinations. Ordinary degree courses usually have lower entry requirements than Honours degree courses. Although Ordinary degree courses are often considered to be easier than Honours degree courses, this is not always the case, and much depends on the university attended and the subject being studied. Some modern universities offer the opportunity for Ordinary degree students to transfer to an Honours degree course in the same subject if an acceptable standard is reached after the first or second year of study.
Scotland
At the four
Scottish Ancients (St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee), undergraduate degrees are differentiated as either ''Designated Degrees'' or ''Honours Degrees''.
An Honours degree (( Master of Arts MA (Hons) for arts/social sciences or BSc (Hons) for sciences)) is awarded for students who have completed four years at university - two years at ''sub-honours'' level, studying a variety of different subjects, and two years at ''honours'' level studying one subject in depth, usually including a dissertation in the final year. Honours degrees are further subdivided in classes. These are first class, upper second class (2:1) and lower second class (2:2).
A ''designated degree'' (MA or BSc) is awarded to students who have completed three years at university studying a variety of related subjects. The first two years of both a ''Designated Degree'' and an ''Honours Degree'' are identical, but candidates for the ''Designated Degree'' study in less depth in their final year, and often over a wider variety of subjects. Candidates for the ''Designated Degree'' do not usually complete a dissertation. A Scottish ''Designated Degree'' is different from an English ''Pass Degree'' even though both are denoted ''BSc'' Bachelor of Science.
United States
Almost all
U.S. universities and colleges award bachelor's degrees with honors -- usually "cum laude" (with praise), "magna cum laude" (with great praise) and "summa cum laude" (with highest praise) -- degrees without honors are awarded "rite." Requirements for such notations of honors generally include minimum
Grade Point Averages (GPA), with the highest average required for the "summa" distinction. In the case of a few schools, a senior
thesis for degrees in the
humanities, and
laboratory research for "
hard science" degrees is also required. A notable exception is the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which does not have a dean's list, cum laude recognition, or undergraduate honors subjects. Some schools require students to pass comprehensive exams in order to receive a bachelor's degree.
Bachelors' degrees typically require four years of full-time study, although some programs (such as Engineering) usually take five, and some universities and colleges allow ambitious students to complete them in less time. Some U.S. colleges and universities have a separate academic track known as an "honors" or "scholars" program, generally meant for the top students (based on GPA) of the school and offering more challenging courses or more individually-directed seminars or research projects in lieu of the standard
core curriculum. The students are awarded the same bachelor's degree as students in the regular course, but with the notation "
in cursu honorum." Usually, the above "laude" honors are separate from the notation for this honors course, but a student in the honors course generally must maintain grades at least worthy of the "cum laude" notation anyway. Hence, a student from such a school might receive a diploma ''Artium Baccalaureatum rite'' or ''Artium Baccalaureatum summa cum laude'' in the regular course, or ''Artium Baccalaureatum summa cum laude in cursu honorum'', for instance.
As of 2003, one in four U.S. adults (25 percent) had attained at least a bachelor’s degree, the highest percentage ever.
[ Educational Attainment in the United States: 2003 (P20-550) [PDF] ]
English-speaking world
BA, AB, BS, BSc, SB, ScB
Today, the most common undergraduate degrees given are the ''
Bachelor of Arts'' (''Artium Baccalaureus'') (BA, AB) and the ''
Bachelor of Science'' (''Scientiæ Baccalaureus'') (BS, BSc, SB, ScB). Originally, in the universities of
Oxford,
Cambridge and
Trinity College Dublin all undergraduate degrees were in the Faculty of Arts, hence the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Since the late
19th century, most universities in the English-speaking world have followed the practice of the
University of London in dividing undergraduate degree subjects into the two broad categories of
arts and
sciences, awarding the degree of Bachelor of Science to students of the latter category of subjects.
In the United States, many colleges (particularly what are known as "liberal arts colleges") and universities award the BA for all "academic" subjects (whether
English or
Chemistry) — often these colleges and colleges within universities only offer academic (rather than pre-professional) courses. Schools that have professional training ("Police Science", "Finance", "Nursing", and so on) often reserve the BS degree for these subjects. Some schools award the BA for humanities academic courses and the BS for courses in the natural sciences; in some cases a student may choose between a BA course of study and a BS course of study in the same subject at the same college (for example, at the
University of Chicago). At least two American schools (
Caltech,
MIT) and the four military academies (
United States Military Academy,
United States Naval Academy,
United States Air Force Academy and
United States Coast Guard Academy) award the BS for all subjects, including, e.g., Literature.
BA Econ
The
Bachelor of Economics is a degree awarded to students who have completed a course of study in the field of economics. Courses typically last three years, but may last as long as six.
BAI, BEng, BE, BESc, BASc, BSc(Eng)
The ''
Bachelor of Engineering'' (''Baccalaureus in Arte Ingeniaria'') degree or the ''
Bachelor of Applied Science''
[2] degree is a professional degree awarded to students who have completed the four year course of study in
engineering. There are more specific variants for many subfields, such as the BSEE degree (''Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering''). The
BAI is awarded by the
University of Dublin (
Trinity College Dublin).
BArch
The ''
Bachelor of Architecture'' is a professional degree awarded to students who complete the five year course of study in the field. Most universities in North America have terminated this program.
BAvn
The ''
Bachelor of Aviation'' is awarded to students who complete a four year course of study in the field.
BBA
The
Bachelor of Business Administration is awarded to students who complete the three to four years course of study in business administration, usually majoring in a specific field of business administration such as finance, marketing, economics etc.
BDes
The
Bachelor of Design is awarded to those who complete the four years course of study in the Design, usually majoring in a specific field of Design.
BFA
The
Bachelor of Fine Arts is a specialised degree awarded for courses of study in fine arts, frequently by an "arts school" or conservatory, although it is equally available at a significant number of traditional colleges and universities.
BI
The Bachelor of Innovation™ (BI) is a family of degrees focused on the multi-disciplinary aspects of the innovation process. There are BI majors in Business Administration, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Security as well as Game Design and Development. In addition to the major component, similar to the BS in the associated field, the BI has a common core in innovation, a cross-disciplinary core and a strong experiential component. The degree is offered only by
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
BJ
The ''
Bachelor of Journalism'' degree is a professional degree awarded to students who have studied journalism at a four-year accredited university. Not all universities, however, grant this degree. In the United States, schools tend to offer the BA or BS with a major in Journalism instead.
BKin, BPE, BHK, BHPE, BSc Kin
The Bachelor of Kinesiology degree is an undergraduate degree in the field of human movement and kinetics. Some schools still offer it under the aegis of a School of Physical Education (BPE or BHPE), although "Kinesiology" or "Human Kinetics" is currently the more popular accepted term for the discipline.
BL Arch
The ''
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture'' is awarded to students who complete the five year course of study in the field.
BLA, ABL, BGS or BSGS
The ''
Bachelor of Liberal Arts'', ''
Bachelor of General Studies'' or
Bachelor of Science in General Studies is sometimes awarded to students who major in the
liberal arts and interdisciplinary studies..
BMedSc/BBiomedSc
The title BMedSc is granted to students who have qualified in the field of
Biomedical Science and
Medical Science. Such universities that offer this course are the
University of Birmingham in
UK and
UNSW, the
University of Sydney,
Monash University and the
University of Melbourne in
Australia.
BM or BMus
The ''Bachelor of Music'' degree is an undergraduate degree in
music at most conservatories in the U.S.
BNSc
The Bachelor of Nursing Science (either BNSc or BScN) is a four year undergraduate degree that prepares students for a career in Nursing, subject to completion of exams in their area of residence to gain "registered nurse" status.
BPharm
The ''
Bachelor of Pharmacy'' was the principal
academic degree for the practice of
pharmacy in the United states, however, most colleges of pharmacy have phased out the degree in favor of the
PharmD also known as the ''
Doctor of Pharmacy'' degree.
BPhil
The ''
Bachelor of Philosophy'' degree is either an undergraduate or graduate degree; generally, it entails independent research, or a thesis/capstone project.
BS in Ed
The ''Bachelor of Science in Education'' is a four-year undergraduate degree offered by many US colleges and universities for those preparing to be licensed as
teachers. Variants include the BEd, BA Ed, BAT (''Bachelor of Arts for Teaching''), and BST. Preparatory to the MS in Ed, this degree is most often taken by those interested in early childhood, elementary level, and special education, or by those planning to be school administrators. Secondary level teachers -- for high school students -- often major in their subject area, as History or Chemistry or Mathematics, instead, with a minor in education.
BSc Ed
The Bachelor of Science in Education is a degree awarded to students who complete the four to five year course of study in the field of science (major and minor in biology, chemistry, physics, math) and Education, it is the combination of degree in science and education course(sometimes refer to double degree programs BSc + BEd = BSc Ed). Although notionally BSc and BEd are two degrees, they must be taken together. Very few universities in the world that offer this course cause this course need collaboration of Faculty/School of Science and Faculty of Education. It’s to make sure that the teacher not only can work in education institution but also industrial area that related to science. In Malaysia, it is one of the toughest admittance degree for the students get into it. Students not only need a distinction result but also need to go through psychology test, tough interview and demo of teaching. Students who already get these courses will be given a full scholarship by Minister of Education. Upon graduation, the students will straight away get offer job by government and private institution due to deep understanding of specific science and professional teaching training. Graduates also can work in other based science related industries. Bachelor of Science ''and'' Education is totally different from Bachelor of Science ''in'' Education.
BSPH
The ''
Bachelor of Science in Public Health'' is a four year undegraduate degree that prepares students for careers in the public, private, or non-profit sector in areas such as public health, environmental health, health administration, epidemiology, or health policy and planning.
LLB
The ''
Bachelor of Laws'' is the principal
academic degree in law in most
common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the
Juris Doctor degree.
Other
There are many other specialised Bachelor's degrees offered. Some are in very specialised areas, like the five-year BID or BSID degree in
industrial design. Others are offered only at a limited number of universities, such as
Stanford University's BAS (''Bachelor of Arts and Sciences'') degree for students completing two Arts and Sciences majors, one of which would ordinarily lead to the BA while the other would ordinarily lead to the BS, but who are receiving only one degree. At many institutions one can only complete a two-degree program if the bachelors degrees to be earned are of different types; e.g., one could earn a BA in
philosophy and a BS ChE in
chemical engineering simultaneously, but a person studying philosophy and English would receive only a single BA with the two majors. Rules on this vary considerably, however. The
Walsh School of Foreign Service at
Georgetown University has awarded Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) since its inception in 1919.
Asia Pacific
The education systems in Asian countries are largely patterned after the western models.
India
In India, arts, commerce and science colleges provide three year bachelor's degrees (BA, BSc, BBA, BCom, etc.). Generally these programs are of three years duration and begin after secondary school year 12. After successful completion of these programs, a Bachelor's degree is awarded by the respective university to which the college is affiliated.
Engineering and medical colleges provide 4 to 5 years degree programs for bachelor's degree (
BE, BArch,
BTech, MBBS) that also begin after secondary school year 12. The Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree program is of 5 years duration.
Elligibility :
50% 12th (science) / You can go for degree after diploma engineering(direct 2nd year intake)
Pakistan
In
Pakistan, Universities and Colleges award three and four years degree in Science (B.S, B.Sc, BCS, BBA,BBIT ,B.COM etc.)and two to fours years degree in Arts (B.A, B.Com, etc.). Engineering Universities provided 4 years degree program for bachelor’s. Medical colleges have 5 year degree programme. In law education there is 3 years LLB degree after 2 years of BA, so total 5 years study. All of these programs begin after higher secondary school year 12 (12 year education).
Philippines
In the Philippines, where the term "course" is commonly used to refer to a bachelor's degree, several undergraduate categories exist - the two most common degrees awarded being Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Arts (AB or BA). Specializations ("majors") in economics, business administration, nursing, architecture, and engineering fall under Science in most colleges and universities. The latter two specializations require five years of schooling, in contrast to the standard of four years. Other common degrees are Bachelor in Education (BEd), and Bachelor of Laws (LLB, a graduate degree). Being patterned after the United States, all universities and colleges offer graduation with honors - cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude.
Japan
Institutes of higher learning in Japan provide four years of college education leading to a bachelor's degree which is referred to as "''gakushi''", e.g., Gakushi in Economics. Some institutes offer six-year programs leading to a professional degree.
Malaysia
Institutes of higher learning in Malaysia provides a three & four years of education leading to a B.Sc Hons Degree. There are also twinning programme with Australian and UK universities.
Europe
Bachelor's degrees exist in almost every country in Europe. However, these degrees were only recently introduced in some
Continental European countries, where Bachelor's degrees were unknown before the
Bologna process.
Germany
Bachelor's degrees, called ''Bakkalaureus'', originally existed in Germany, but were abolished up until
1820 as part of educational reforms at this time. The
Magister degree, originally a graduate degree, became the new first degree after five years of study. In
1899 a second first degree, the
Diplom, was introduced when the ''
Technische Hochschulen'' received university status.
However, in
1998 a new educational legislation reintroduced the Bachelor's degree (first degree after 3 to 4 years of study) in Germany. Today these degrees can be called either ''Bakkalaureus'' or ''Bachelor'' (in accordance with federal law) but the English term is more common. The traditional degrees will be abolished by 2010.
Austria
The historical situation in Austria is very similar to the situation in Germany. The traditional first degrees are also the ''Magister'' and the ''Diplom''. A new educational legislation in
2002 reintroduced the Bachelors degree also in Austria, but these degrees are generally called ''Bakkalaureus.''
Switzerland
Similarly to Austria and Germany, Switzerland does not have a tradition of Bachelor degrees. The traditional first degrees were the
Licentiate and the ''Diplom''. Bachelor's and graduate Master's degrees replaced the old degrees in
2003.
Netherlands
In 2004, the Dutch degree system was changed to abide to international standards. Former degrees such as the ''baccalaureus'' (bc. for Bachelor), ''doctorandus'' (prefix abbreviated to drs.; it corresponds to MA or MSc), ''ingenieur'' (ing. for those having graduated from higher
vocational education and ir. for a Master from a university; they correspond to B.Eng and M.Eng respectively), ''meester in de rechten'' (mr.; it corresponds to LL.M.) and ''doctor'' (dr.; it corresponds to Ph.D) are no longer granted (although still used and protected).
Bachelor's degrees are granted by both accredited colleges and universities. For colleges after four years of education a bachelor's degree is obtained (BA, BSc, B.Eng, LL.B.). For universities after three years of education a degree is granted (BA, B.Eng, BSc, LL.B.) Whether a bachelor's degree is granted by a college or university makes a lot of difference. BA's from a university grant 'immediate' entry into a master's programme (and are usually considered a formality to allow students entering foreign universities master's programmes), BA's from a college require an extra 'bridge year' (often called a 'pre-master' year) to be allowed into a master's programme, since university BSc graduates are already tutored in research fields, whereas college BSc graduates are not. Granted degrees may be used as suffixes (Dhr. Jansen BSc). Note: the English prefix 'Mr.' corresponds in Dutch with the official, and protected prefix 'mr.', meaning a 'meester in de rechten', i.e. a Master of Law, or the English equivalent LL.M.
Denmark
The Bachelor degree was re-introduced at universities in Denmark in 1993, after the original degree baccalaureus was abandoned in 1775. The bachelor degree is awarded after 3 years of study at a university. Two bachelor degrees are used at university level today:
★ ''Bachelor of Science'' (''BSc''), awarded to students with main focus on scientific, medical or technical areas.
★ ''Bachelor of Arts'' (''BA''), awarded to students with main focus on humanistic, theological or jurisprudence areas.
The bachelor degree has also been used since the late 1990s in a number of areas like nursing and teaching. Usually referred to as a ''profession-bachelor'' these degrees usually requieres 4 years of study at a college. These bachelor degrees do grant automatic access to a university master's program, as opposed to the traditional bachelor degrees awarded by universities.
Italy
Since the
Bologna Process the old Italian five years
laurea system is no longer in use. The BA level corresponds today to the "Laurea" (its name has been "Laurea Triennale" for a short time after reform), which has a normative time to completion of three years (notice that in Italy students graduate from high school at the age of 19) and grants the access to postgraduate degrees (the equivalent of Master Degree being "Laurea Magistrale", even though its name after reform has been "Laurea Specialistica" for a short time). In order to graduate, students must complete 180 credits and write a thesis. Graduation marks go from 66 to 110 (for some important Universities such as Politechnics the maximum mark awarded is 100). According to each faculty internal ruling a ''lode'' (distinction) may be assigned to candidates with a 110/110 mark for recognition of the excellence of the thesis. BA and MA graduates in Italy are addressed as ''Dottore'' (for a man) or ''Dottoressa'' (for a woman).
Commonwealth of Independent States
The
specialist degree () was the first academic distinction in the
Soviet Union. In the early 1990s, ''bakalavr'' (Bachelor's) degrees were introduced in all the countries of the
Commonwealth of Independent States, except
Turkmenistan. However, the Specialist Degree continues to be the most frequently awarded degree in
Belarus,
Kazakhstan,
Russia,
Tajikistan, and
Ukraine, and ''bakalavr'' degrees are still relatively rare.
Since late 90's many universities in the former USSR award 'diplom bakalavra' (bachelor's diploma) after the first four years of 'basic higher education', 'diplom spetsialista' (specialist diploma) after the first five years of 'full higher education', and 'diplom magistra' (master's diploma) after six years.
Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery
In countries following British tradition, (the
University of Malta is an exception) medical graduates pursue an undergraduate medical education and receive a
Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (MB BChir or BM BCh or MB ChB or MBBS). This was historically taken after the initial BA degree, and in Oxford and Cambridge the BA is still awarded for the initial three years of medical study, with the BM BCh or MB BChir being awarded for the subsequent clinical stage of training. Although notionally MB and BChir are two degrees, they must be taken together, and by convention entitle the bearer to use the title of ''
Doctor''. In some
Irish universities a third degree, Bachelor of Obstetrics (BAO), is often added.
New bachelor's degrees
The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are perhaps alone today in awarding the B.A. for all undergraduate degrees. Almost all American universities award B.A. and B.S. degrees. However, in many universities over the last hundred years the range of bachelor's degrees has expanded enormously, especially in
Australia,
New Zealand,
India and
South Africa, where the B.A. degree is becoming increasingly uncommon.
Some of these new degrees and their abbreviations include:
★ A.L.B. —
Bachelor of Liberal Arts
★ B.A.A. —
Bachelor of Applied Arts
★ B.A.A.S —
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
★ B.A.E. —
Bachelor of Arts and Economics
★ B.A.S. —
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
★ B.A.Sc. —
Bachelor of Applied Science
★ B.A.Tech. or B.A.T. —
Bachelor of Applied Technology
★ B.Acy. —
Bachelor of Accountancy
★ B.AgrSc —
Bachelor of Agricultural Science
★ B.App.Sc. —
Bachelor of Applied Science
★ B.As. —
Bachelor of Asian Studies
★ B.A.Econ. —
Bachelor of Economics
★ B.Arch. —
Bachelor of Architecture
★ B.B.A. —
Bachelor of Business Administration
★ B.B.E. —
Bachelor of Built Environment
★ B.B.NSc. —
Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience
★ B.Bus —
Bachelor of Business
★ B.C.A. —
Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
★ B.Ch. —
Bachelor of Surgery (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
★ B.CIS —
Bachelor of Computer Information Systems
★ B.Comm. or B.Com. —
Bachelor of Commerce
★ B.Comn. —
Bachelor of Communication
★ B.Comp. —
Bachelor of Computing
★ B.C.S. or B.CompSc. —
Bachelor of Computer Science
★ B.C.M.—
Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
★ B.D. —
Bachelor of Divinity (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
★ B.Des. —
Bachelor of Design (Visual design discipline)
★ B.Econ.&Fin. —
Bachelor of Economics and Finance
★ B.Econ.Sc —
Bachelor of Economic Science
★ B.Ed. —
Bachelor of Education
★ B.E.S. —
Bachelor of Environmental Studies
★ B.En.D. —
Bachelor of Environmental Design
★ B.Eng. or B.E. —
Bachelor of Engineering
★ B.F.A. —
Bachelor of Fine Arts
★ B.Fin. —
Bachelor of Finance
★ B.G.S. —
Bachelor of General Studies
★ B.H.A. —
Bachelor of Humanities and Arts
★ B.H.M. —
Bachelor of Hotel Management
★ B.H.Sc —
Bachelor of Health Sciences
★ B.InfTech. —
Bachelor of Information Technology
★ B.InfSci. —
Bachelor of Information Science
★ B.IntSt. —
Bachelor of International Studies
★ B.J. —
Bachelor of Journalism (see the
University of Missouri School of Journalism)
★ B.Lang. —
Bachelor of Languages
★ B.L.S. —
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
★ B.M. or M.B. —
Bachelor of Medicine (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
★ BMASc. —
Bachelor of Military Arts and Sciences (used at Royal Military College of Canada)
★ BMgmt. — Bachelor of
Management
★ BMS. —
Bachelor of Management Studies, (
University of Mumbai,
India)
★ BMS. —
Bachelor of Maritime Studies
★ BMSc. —
Bachelor of Medical Science
★ B.Math. —
Bachelor of Mathematics (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
★ B.M.E. or B.M.Ed. — Bachelor of Music Education (usually offered with an
Instrumental or
Choral/
Vocal Emphasis)
★ B.Mus. or Mus.B. —
Bachelor of Music (also the name of a postgraduate degree in some universities)
★ B.M.M.S —
Bachelor of Multimedia Studies
★ B.Ost —
Bachelor of Osteopathy
★ B.Optom —
Bachelor of Optometry
★ B.P.A. —
Bachelor of Professional Arts (Athabasca University, Canada)
★ B.P.A.P.M. (Hons);
Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management (used at
Carleton University)
★ B.P.Ed. or B.P.E. —
Bachelor of Physical Education
★ B.ProdDes;
Bachelor of Product Design
★ B.Pharm. —
Bachelor of Pharmacy
★ B.Physio. —
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (
University of Newcastle, Australia)
★ B.Psych —
Bachelor of Psychology (Commonwealth Usage, Particularly Australia)
★ B.P.S. —
Bachelor of Professional Studies (University of Mary Washington, Virginia)
★ B.R.E. —
Bachelor of Religious Education
★ B.S. —
Bachelor of Surgery (Commonwealth usage, usually as part of a MB BS)
★ B.S.BME —
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering
★ B.S.E. — Bachelor of Science in Engineering
★ B.SE. —
Bachelor of Software Engineering (used at
McGill University,
Bahria University and the
University of Waterloo)
★ B.S.S.E. — Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering
★ B.Soc.Sc. —
Bachelor of Social Sciences (used at the
University of Ottawa,
University of Manchester)
★ B.S.b — Bachelor of Science in Biology
★ B.S.B. — Bachelor of Science in Business
★ B.S.C.J. —
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
★ B.S.E.E. — Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
★ B.S.E.E.T. — Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
★ B.S.F. — Bachelor of Science in Forestry
★ B.S.F.E. — Bachelor of Science in Forest Engineering (
University of New Brunswick)
★ B.S.F.S. — Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (used by the
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at
Georgetown University)
★ B.S.M. — Bachelor of Science in Management (used at
The University of Akron,and perhaps others)
★ B.S.S.E. — Bachelor of Science in Science Education
★ B.S.W. —
Bachelor of Social Work
★ B.Tech. —
Bachelor of Technology
★ B.Theol —
Bachelor of Theology
★ B.T.L. —
Bachelor of Talmudic Law
★ B.Tour. —
Bachelor of Tourism
★ BVisCom —
Bachelor of Visual Communication
A full list of
British degree abbreviations is also available.
References
See also
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Academic degree
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Associate's degree
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Bologna process - European
harmonisation.
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Degrees of the University of Oxford
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Doctorate
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Double degree
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Engineer's degree
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Master's degree
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Validation
External links
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Directgov: Bachelors degrees
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Glossary of Bachelor's Degree Programs An overview of nearly every type of bachelor degree imaginable
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Accredited Online Bachelor Degrees
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Bachelor Degrees Online An extensive review of all Accredited Schools offering a Bachelors Degree Online
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Fastest Growing Jobs Requiring a Bachelor's Degree