noun

in the U.K. and Australia, the second-highest grade for an undergraduate degree from a university, lower than a first but higher than a 2.2

noun

in the U.K. and Australia, the third-highest grade for an undergraduate degree from a university, lower than a 2.1 but higher than a third

noun

Associate of Arts: a degree given by a U.S. community college to students who have finished a two-year course of study

noun

a qualification taken after a first degree, for example an m.a. or a ph.d.

noun

an associate degree

noun

the qualification you get when you have completed a two-year course of study at a community college in the U.S.. An associate degree is usually given by a community college and is the lowest undergraduate degree.

noun

a degree given by a U..S. community college to students who have finished a two-year course of study

noun

Bachelor of Arts: a first degree in a subject such as languages or history from a college or university. A first degree in a scientific subject is a B.S.

noun

a bachelor’s degree

noun

a first university degree. A degree that you can study for after your bachelor’s degree is called a master’s degree.

noun

Bachelor of Education: a first college degree for people who want to become teachers

noun

Bachelor of Science: a first degree in a scientific subject from a college or university. A first degree in a subject such as history or literature is a B.A.

noun

a b.s. degree

noun

one of a large number of British qualifications relating to specific careers rather than academic subjects

noun

one of the levels that a university degree qualification is divided into according to how well you do in your final examinations. The levels are first class, second class, and third class.

adverb

a student who receives a degree cum laude from a U.S. college or university has achieved the third highest level of honors. The second highest is called magna cum laude and the highest is summa cum laude.

noun

a qualification that you get after completing a course at a college or university

abbreviation

diploma

noun

an official document that proves you have successfully finished all the work in a course of study

noun

Doctor of Letters

noun

Doctor of Literature

noun

someone who has the highest degree given by a university

noun

the highest degree given by a university

noun

a university degree in which you have studied two subjects and have received the highest grade for both subjects

adv, number, pronoun, noun

in the U.K. and Australia, the highest grade for an undergraduate degree from a university

noun

a university course of study or degree such as a B.A> or B.S. for someone who does not already have such a degree

adjective

an honorary university degree or title is given to honor someone, although they have not earned it the usual way

noun

if you graduate with honors, you have reached the highest level of achievement at college or high school

abbreviation

international baccalaureate

noun

Bachelor of Laws: a first degree in law

noun

Doctor of Laws: a high-level degree in law

noun

Master of Laws: a master’s degree in law

noun

Master of Arts: an advanced degree in a subject such as languages or history from a college or university. An advanced degree in a scientific subject is called an M.S..

adjective, adverb

used for describing the second-highest level of degree at a college or university in the U.S.

noun

a master’s degree

noun

a university degree that students get if they study for one or two years after their first degree

noun

Master of Business Administration: a master’s degree in business management

noun

Doctor of Medicine: a high-level degree in medicine

noun

Master of Education: a master’s degree in education

noun

Master of Fine Arts: a university degree in the U.S.

noun

Master of Letters: an advanced degree in literature from a university or college in the U.K.

noun

Master of Science: an advanced degree in a subject such as physics or biology from a university. An advanced degree in a subject such as languages or history is an M.A..

noun

the qualification you get when you have completed a PGCE course

noun

Doctor of Philosophy: the highest university degree

noun

in the U.S., a degree or set of classes that you take in college before you go to medical school

noun

the action or process of qualifying for something

noun

something such as a degree or a diploma that you get when you successfully finish a course of study

adjective, adverb

used for describing the highest level of degree at a college or university in the U.S.

the lowest grade for an honors degree from a university in the U.K. or Australia

noun

the lowest grade that you can get for an honors degree from a university in the U.K. or Australia

adjective

a third-class degree is the lowest type of honors degree that you can get from a university in the U.K. or Australia

noun

an official record of the classes that a student has taken and the grades that he or she has received

noun

a university degree in the U.K. that is at the higher end of the second level

noun

a university degree in the U.K. that is at the lower end of the second level