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Record 1 2017-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
DEF

An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon a person who has completed the first four years of required study in the liberal arts or humanities.

OBS

In Canada, a Bachelor of Arts degree can be obtained in three years as well as four years.

OBS

OBS - Formerly, style guides recommended the use of the periods in ... abbreviations ... of academic degrees (B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.). The more recent trend ... is towards dropping the periods in all such abbreviations unless tradition or consistency requires them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades et diplômes
CONT

Un diplôme de baccalauréat ès arts (B.A.) [...] favorise la souplesse, l’autonomie et l’acquisition de connaissances dans des disciplines variées.

OBS

baccalauréat: Le premier grade universitaire, celui qui donne le titre de bachelier [...]

Spanish

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