Bachelors Degrees

Trying to learn more about Bachelors Degrees? Bachelors Degrees are undergraduate degrees, which are usually offered by four-year colleges and universities.

Full academic programs, Bachelors Degrees are comprised of a minimum of 120 to 150 semester credit hours. In the United States, Bachelors Degrees are frequently awarded with honors (e.g., cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude). To receive these rites, students must have maintained a minimum grade point average; and in some colleges and universities, students who desire to attain a Bachelors Degree are required to complete a thesis in particular majors, such as humanities.

In some instances, Bachelor Degrees may include an honors or scholars program that is provided to students who desire more challenge. These types of Bachelors Degree candidates are notated with "in cursu honorum."

Aspiring students may earn a diverse array of Bachelors Degrees while attending four-year colleges and/or universities, and may include the following:

• AB/BA - Bachelor of Arts Degree
• BSc/SB/BS - Bachelor of Science Degree
• BCom/BComm - Bachelor of Commerce
• B.CompSc./BCS - Bachelor of Computer Science
• BE/BEng - Bachelor of Engineering Degree
• BFA - Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
• BHE - Bachelor of Home Economics
• BCL - Bachelor of Civil Law Degree
• LL.B - Bachelor of Laws
• MB BChir/MB ChB/BM BS - Medicinae Baccalaureus and Baccalaureus Chirurgiae
• BMus - Bachelor of Music Degree
• B.Math - Bachelor of Mathematics Degree
• BBA/BAdm- Bachelor of Administration Degree

Primarily, the differences separating Bachelors Degrees from Associates, Masters, etc., is the time span and course of study taken by students.

While many traditional colleges and universities provide these curriculums, many online colleges and universities have also begun offering a variety of online Bachelors Degrees programs to students who successfully complete a specific course of study.

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