Baccalaureate
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A baccalaureate is an educational qualification. The term may refer to:
- A bachelor's degreeBachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
- BaccalauréatBaccalauréatThe baccalauréat , often known in France colloquially as le bac, is an academic qualification which French and international students take at the end of the lycée . It was introduced by Napoleon I in 1808. It is the main diploma required to pursue university studies...
, France's national secondary-school (lycée) diploma - Romanian BaccalaureateRomanian BaccalaureateThe Bacalaureat is an exam held in Romania when one graduates high school .Unlike the French Baccalaureate, the Romanian one has a single degree...
, Romania's national secondary-school (liceu) diploma - International Baccalaureate, a group of three internationally recognised educational programmes for students aged 3 to 19
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, the senior of the three International Baccalaureate programmes, for students aged 16-19
- European BaccalaureateEuropean BaccalaureateThe European Baccalaureate is awarded to students who successfully managed to complete the final year exam at a European School. These are mainly attended by students whose parents work for a European Institution. There are currently 14 European Schools.This diploma should not be confused with...
, awarded to students who successfully manage to complete a European School - English Baccalaureate, a performance measure to assess secondary schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Welsh Baccalaureate, a recently introduced pre-university qualification in Wales
- Bachillerato, a secondary school educational programme in several Spanish-speaking countries
- In Canada and Belgium, Baccalauréat is used in French for a Bachelor's degreeBachelor's degreeA bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Francophone universities - Baccalaureate serviceBaccalaureate serviceA baccalaureate service is a celebration which honors a graduating senior class from a college or high school...
, "a farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class" (in the United States) - Tunisian BaccalaureateTunisian Baccalaureate-General Presentation:Tunisian Baccalaureate was founded by the beginning of the Tunisian French war just in 1891.Educators followed when editing its structure, the French One known as Baccalauréat....
, an annual national examination in Tunisia