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Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2004-24, Analytic Quality Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/
This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for additions or amendments.
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Bachelor degree
A bachelor degree is the first-level higher education award, usually requiring three or four years’ study but more in some medical subjects.
A bachelor’s degree is the standard graduating qualification in Anglo-Saxon countries and those adopting the Anglo-Saxon system. Hitherto, it has not been the norm in other countries., such as much of
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The degree generally awarded after three or four years' study at higher education level. First-degree courses in Architecture, Veterinary Medicine and Dentistry requires five or six years, while Medicine takes six years.
The Common Data Set of U.S. Higher Education Terminology (2010) states:
Bachelor's degree: An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education) that normally requires at least four years but not more than five years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes ALL bachelor's degrees conferred in a five-year cooperative (work-study plan) program. (A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies.) Also, it includes bachelor's degrees in which the normal four years of work are completed in three years.
ICN (2003) and NTNC (2002) define a bachelor's degree or baccalaureate as:
the degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor of science, typically requiring 120 hours of specified course work.
Bachelor degree: the award a student gains when they have completed studies in an undergraduate course, which is usually completed in three or four years of full-time study.
A bachelor's degree usually is four years in length and requires at least 120 hours completed at accredited four-year institutions. Some bachelor's programs take more or less time, but these are usually professional degrees. Most bachelor's degrees consist of Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), though there are others, such as a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.). Few bachelor's degrees are terminal, though most students do not seek study beyond a bachelor's degree.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA, undated) in the UK defines bachelor's degree as:
A course of academic study leading to a qualification usually over a period of three or four full-time academic years that requires a significant amount of independent study to develop a thorough understanding of a subject.
Located at level 6 in The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, at level 6 in the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales and at levels 9-10 in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (9 for ordinary bachelor's degrees, 10 for bachelor's degrees with honours).
Examples include the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees. To be awarded a bachelor's degree ‘with honours’, a student achieves the learning outcomes of a larger volume of study.
Cocke, A., 2011, The Definition of "Educational Degrees" available at http://www.ehow.com/about_5137424_definition-educational-degrees.html, accessed 20 September 2012, still available 14 May 2022.
Common Data Set of U.S. Higher Education Terminology, 2010, Glossary, available at http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US5/REF/dataset.html, updated 10 November 2010, accessed 20 September 2012, page not available 31 December 2016.
Higher Education Authority (HEA) [of Ireland] 2004, Glossary http://www.hea.ie/index.cfm/page/sub/id/519
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), undated, Glossary, available at http://www.qaa.ac.uk/about-us/glossary?Category=B, accessed 7 January 2017, not available 20 June 2019..