Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. or BSc in the UK; less commonly, S.B. or Sc.B. from the Latin Scientiæ Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years (see below).

In the United States, a Bachelor of Science degree may be a more specialized version of B.A., with more focus on the subject and less on a broad liberal arts background; for example, a B.S. in economics may require several more advanced economics courses than a B.A. in economics, and possibly more support courses (such as statistics). The B.S. is also frequently used for professional areas of study such as engineering, journalism, accounting, and advertising. At least three American schools (Caltech, Babson, and MIT) and four of the five service 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. On the other hand, many schools (especially Liberal Arts colleges) do not offer a BS at all.

In the UK and Canada, which subjects are considered science subjects varies, e.g. economics degrees may be B.A. in one university but B.Sc with in another. Commonly in Canada the B.Sc is awarded to someone graduating a 4 years science program. Common programs include biology, biochemistry, math, physics, general science, earth science, and computer science. In addition, some universities, like the London School of Economics, offer the B.Sc. in practically all subject areas even when they are normally associated with arts degrees, while others award arts qualifications almost exclusively, namely the Oxbridge universities. In both instances, this is generally for historical and traditional reasons. A Bachelor of Science receives the designation B.Sc. or B.S. for a major/pass degree and B.Sc. (Hons) or B.S. (Hons) for an honours degree.

The B.Sc. from Germany was equivalent to a B.Sc. (Hons.). Note that many universities in German speaking countries are changing their systems into the Ba/Ma system, thus of course also offering the full equivalent of a B.Sc.

In Ireland the former B.Sc. was changed to B.Sc. (Hons.) which is awarded after 4 years. The B.Sc. (Ord.) is awarded after 3 years.

Formerly at the University of Oxford, the degree of B.Sc. was a postgraduate degree. This former degree, still actively granted, has since been renamed M.Sc.

In Brazil, a Bachelor of Science degree is a graduation degree and is also more specific, usually containing a one-year mandatory probation time by the end of the course followed by relatively elaborate written and oral evaluations (Monografia).

Contents 1 Typical completion period 1.1 Three years 1.2 Four years 1.3 Five years 2 See also

Typical completion period

Three years

Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic(shorcut is here Bc. before holders name), Denmark, England (three or four years with a one-year placement in industry), Estonia, Finland, France, Germany (mostly three years, but can be up to four years), Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland (Ordinary), Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Quebec, Romania, Scotland (Ordinary),Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United States (three or four years), Wales and Zimbabwe.

Four years

Afghanistan, Australia (honours degree),Bangladesh (three or four years), Bahrain, Brunei, Bosnia (four or five years), Bulgaria, Canada (except Quebec), Croatia (four or five years), Guatemala, Greece, Indonesia, Iran (four or five years), Iraq, Ireland (Honour Degree), Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Malta, the Republic of Macedonia (three,four or five years), Montenegro (three,four or five years), Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand (honours degree), Pakistan, People's Republic of China, the Philippines (four or five years), Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland (Honour Degree), Serbia (four or five years), Slovenia, Taiwan, Turkey, Sri Lanka (three or four years), Haiti (three or four years), United States (three or four years), Zambia (four or five years).

Five years

Peru, Argentina, Brazil (four or five years), Colombia, Mexico (4.5 years), Chile (usually four years dedicated to coursework plus one year of research thesis), Egypt, Haiti (four or five years), Spain, Syria and Macedonia.Sierra Leone (four years dedicated to coursework)

See also

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor's degree
• Bologna process
• British undergraduate degree classification
• British degree abbreviations
• List of tagged degrees

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