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HONOURS BACHELOR DEGREE [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-02-18

English

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

[A university] degree with honours, resulting from a more specialized course of study than that of an ordinary or pass degree.

CONT

An honours bachelor’s degree is a degree which normally takes four years to complete, if you are studying full-time. An honours degree is normally required for admission to a graduate (master’s) program.

Key term(s)
  • honor degree
  • honour degree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades et diplômes
DEF

Premier grade universitaire décerné à un étudiant qui a terminé avec succès quatre années d'études avec spécialisation.

CONT

[Le] baccalauréat peut prendre plusieurs formes : baccalauréat spécialisé, bidisciplinaire ou par cumul, avec ou sans appellation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
CONT

Students holding an Honours Bachelor degree or its equivalent with at least second class standing may be considered for admission to the master's programme in their specialization.

OBS

class standing: Rank or position of a student in class based on grade point average. Also called class rank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Docimologie
  • Grades et diplômes
CONT

Les étudiants détenteurs d'un baccalauréat spécialisé ou de l'équivalent, avec au moins classe II, peuvent être admissibles au programme de maîtrise dans la discipline de leur spécialisation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Degrees and Diplomas (Educ.)
  • Trade
OBS

The Bachelor of Commerce degree is an Honours program and candidates are required to complete a four year course of studies after Senior Matriculation... The commerce program is designed to provide a broad foundation in the academic disciplines underlying business and economic affairs.

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.

Key term(s)
  • bachelor degree in commerce
  • bachelors degree in commerce

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grades et diplômes
  • Commerce
OBS

L’abréviation «B. Com.» pour «baccalauréat en commerce» et «Baccalauréat en sciences commerciales» ne respecte pas les règles de formation des abréviations en français, car on doit normalement mettre le point abréviatif devant une voyelle. C’est toutefois l’abréviation employée dans le milieu, et conseillée notamment par le Bureau de la Traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Grados y diplomas (Educación)
  • Comercio
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