Bachelor of Arts and Science
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Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.S. or B.A.&Sc.) is an undergraduate bachelor's degree
given by a small number of American
universities and a fair number of universities in other English-speaking countries (including Canada
and Australia
). Generally, to receive a B.A.S. degree, a student would need to complete the general requirements for a bachelor degree and also the requirements for two different academic major
s (or academic minor
s) -- one that usually leads to a B.A.
degree and one that usually leads to a B.S.
degree. The degree is meant to be a four-year degree, but many students will take five years to complete the program.
Technically speaking, it is not an example of a double degree
, as universities only confer a single degree.
Bachelor's degree
A 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...
given by a small number of American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
universities and a fair number of universities in other English-speaking countries (including Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
). Generally, to receive a B.A.S. degree, a student would need to complete the general requirements for a bachelor degree and also the requirements for two different academic major
Academic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
s (or academic minor
Academic minor
An academic minor is a college or university student's declared secondary field of study or specialization during his or her undergraduate studies. As with an academic major, the college or university in question lays out a framework of required classes or class types a student must complete to...
s) -- one that usually leads to a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree and one that usually leads to a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree. The degree is meant to be a four-year degree, but many students will take five years to complete the program.
Technically speaking, it is not an example of a double degree
Double degree
A double-degree program, sometimes called a combined degree, conjoint degree, dual degree, or simultaneous degree program, involves a student's working for two different university degrees in parallel, either at the same institution or at different institutions , completing them in less time than...
, as universities only confer a single degree.