bachelor's degree
undergraduate academic degree lasting from three to seven years
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Summary
bachelor's degree is a qualification[1]. It draws 16,254 Wikipedia views per month (qualification category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: educational stage[3], degree of difficulty[4], academic degree[5]
- Follows: Junior Bachelor[6], undergraduate education[7]
- Followed by: master's degree[8]
- Subclass of: academic title[9], qualification[10], undergraduate degree[11]
- Said to be the same as: laurea[12], licence[13], licentiate[14]
- Has part(s): Bachelor of Arts[15], Bachelor of Science[16], Bachelor of Social Science[17], Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery[18], Bachelor of Laws[19], Bachelor of Music[20], Bachelor in Business Administration[21], Bachelor of Fine Arts[22], Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bachelor's degrees[24]
- Applies to jurisdiction: United States[25], Canada[26], United Kingdom[27]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[28], Vlastenský slovník historický[29], Riemann's Music Dictionary[30], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36]
- Equivalent class: http://pcp-on-web.de/ontology#Baccalaureus[37]
- Short name: Bc.[38]
- Different from: High school diploma[39], licentiate[40]
- Female form of label: bakalaurė[41]
- Male form of label: bakalauras[42]
- Next higher rank: master's degree[43]
Why It Matters
bachelor's degree has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 158 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]