What is B.s.: Definition and 90 Discussions

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin baccalaureus scientiae or scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of London in 1860.Whether Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degrees are awarded in particular subjects varies between universities. For example, an economics student may graduate as a Bachelor of Arts in one university but as a Bachelor of Science in another, and occasionally, both options are offered. Some universities follow the Oxford and Cambridge tradition that even graduates in mathematics and the sciences become Bachelors of Arts, while other institutions offer only the Bachelor of Science degree, even in non-science fields.At universities that offer both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in the same discipline, the Bachelor of Science degree is usually more focused on that particular discipline and is targeted toward students intending to pursue graduate school or a profession in that discipline.

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    Other 3-year B.S. Physics vs. 4-year B.S.+M.S. vs. ....

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  2. P

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  3. Poison Ivy

    Engineering Have B.S. in Engineering, can I get M.S. in Psychology?

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  4. Fraze

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  5. cmyers152

    Physics B.S. physics grad looking for post-college ideas

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  6. Z

    Programs Should I Pursue a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering?

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    Engineering Getting An Internship after getting B.S. in mathematics

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  8. Z

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    Which B.S. degree is more employable: finance or statistics?

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    I can get my B.S. in Physics in 2 years w/ this Schedule....

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  11. Haindi

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  12. A

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  13. Jarvis323

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  17. T

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  18. G

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  34. M

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  35. denjay

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  36. J

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  38. S

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  47. C

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  49. B

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  50. R

    Engineering Employers' thoughts on B.S. in Physics/M.S. in Electrical Engineering?

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