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in the UK and Australia, the second-highest mark for an undergraduate degree from a university, lower than a first but higher than a 2.2
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noun
in the UK and Australia, the second-highest mark for an undergraduate degree from a university, lower than a first but higher than a 2.2
noun
in the UK and Australia, the third-highest mark 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 US community college to students who have finished a two-year course of study
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the qualification you get when you have completed a two-year course of study at a community college in the US
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a degree given by a US community college to students who have finished a two-year course of study
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Bachelor of Arts: a first degree from a university in a subject such as languages or history. A first degree in a scientific subject is a BSc
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a first university degree. A degree that you can study for after your bachelor’s degree is called a master’s degree.
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Bachelor of Science: a first degree in a subject such as physics or biology from a university. A first degree in a subject such as languages or history is a BA.
noun
one of a large number of 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. These are first class, second class, and third class.
adverb
a student who receives a degree cum laude from a US college or university has achieved a mark of the third highest level in their degree. The second highest is called magna cum laude and the highest is summa cum laude.
noun
a course of study at a university, or the qualification that you get after completing the course
noun
a university degree in which you have studied two subjects and have received the highest mark for both subjects
adverb, number, pronoun, noun
in the UK and Australia, the highest mark for an undergraduate degree from a university
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a university course of study or qualification such as a BA or BSc for someone who does not already have such a qualification
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General Certificate of Education: used to refer to an educational qualification in England and Wales in one of a wide range of subjects. GCE o level (=ordinary level) examinations were replaced in 1988 by the GCSE. GCE a level (=advanced level) examinations allow you to go to university.
noun
Higher National Certificate: a British qualification in a technical subject, usually gained by studying for one year at college
noun
Higher National Diploma: a British qualification in a technical subject, usually gained by studying for two years at college
adjective
an honorary university degree or title is given to honour someone, although they have not earned it the usual way
noun
a qualification that you get at a university when you have completed a degree course
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a university degree course in which a student studies two subjects to the same level
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Master of Arts: an advanced degree in a subject such as languages or history from a university. An advanced degree in a scientific subject is called an MSc.
adjective, adverb
used for describing the second-highest level of degree at a college or university in the US
noun
a university degree that students get if they study for one or two years after their first degree
noun
Master of Economics: an advanced course of study in economics at a university or college, or the qualification you get when you have completed it
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Master of Education: an advanced course of study in education at a university or college, or the qualification you get when you have completed it
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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 MA.
noun
in the US, a degree or set of classes that you take in college before you go to medical school
noun
something such as a degree or a diploma that you get when you successfully finish a course of study
adjective
a second-class university degree is a good degree, but not as good as a first
adjective, adverb
used for describing the highest level of degree at a college or university in the US
the lowest mark for an honours degree from a university in the UK or Australia
noun
the lowest mark that you can get for an honours degree from a university in the UK or Australia
adjective
a third-class degree is the lowest type of honours degree that you can get from a university in the UK or Australia
noun
an official record of the classes that a student has taken and the marks that he or she has received
noun
a university degree in the UK that is at the higher end of the second level. Degrees are divided into three levels. The first level is called a first, the second is divided into two levels, a two-one and a two-two, and the third is called a third. A two-one is also called an upper second.
noun
a university degree in the UK that is at the lower end of the second level. Degrees are divided into three levels. The first level is called a first, the second is divided into two levels, a two-one and a two-two, and the third is called a third. A two-two is also called a lower second.
academic qualifications. This phrase usually shows that you think that practical experience is more important
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