baccalaureate
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- noun
- /ˌbækəˈlɔːriət/
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licenciatura
- The violinist had a baccalaureate degree in music and seven years of professional experience.
- baccalaureate degree
- baccalaureate programs
- baccalaureate colleges
Examples
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To earn a baccalaureate degree, students must complete all required courses at their college.
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The first Massachusetts school to award baccalaureate degrees to women, Boston University became co-educational three years later.
Fiction book (2001) -
Are French youth running the drug traffic while studying for the baccalaureate exam?
Academic text (2011) -
However, as a community college moves more into baccalaureate programming, it may adopt the values of the university.
Academic text (2011) -
I also hold a number of other advanced degrees, including the baccalaureate from a school in Paris, France, called the Sorbonne.
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In Canada, fifty-five percent of the baccalaureate degrees are awarded to women.
Academic text (1999) -
In addition to a baccalaureate degree in vocal performance, the tenor had 15 years of performing experience.
Academic text (2013) -
Level of education was divided into the following two categories: (a) baccalaureate and (b) master's.
Academic text (2012) -
First, earnings associated with the bachelor's degree are higher than for sub-baccalaureate awards.
Academic text (2012) -
A disadvantage is that it can result in very uneven opportunities for baccalaureate attainment across a state or province.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.3
A qualification given by a college or university after you finish study
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2.8
An official paper from a school or university that shows someone has finished a course of study
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A degree you get after finishing three to four years of study at a university or college
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3.5
A first university degree in subjects like history or languages
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A first university degree in science or similar subjects usually lasting three to four years
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A university degree for studying arts subjects like history or languages
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A first university degree in science subjects that usually takes three to five years
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3.8
A first university degree in subjects like languages, history, and social sciences
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A certificate from a college or university that shows someone finished a course of study
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A university degree taken after high school in subjects like library science or liberal studies
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A degree in music from a university after three or four years
A medieval university degree like a modern bachelor's degree
A university degree in nursing that combines arts and science subjects
A first university degree in medicine that lets someone become a doctor
A first degree in law earned at university
A first university degree in religious study for people training as Christian ministers
A first university degree in the study of religion
A first university degree in the study of literature
A university degree for students who study engineering
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Baccalaureate comes from old Latin parts bacca ('berry') and laurea ('laurel'), because ancient scholars were honored with laurel wreaths. The same root is in bachelor, so a baccalaureate today is a first academic degree that shows you have completed your studies.