Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (Bc., B.S., BS, B.Sc. or BSc; less commonly, S.B., SB, or Sc.B. from the Latin Scientiæ Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years (see below). In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on. A fourth (Honours) year or an MSc is then required to progress on to PhD. Many universities in Europe are changing their systems into the B... More

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  • Sc.B.,
  • S.B.,
  • B.Sc.,
  • B.S.,
  • BS,
  • BSc,
  • Scientiæ Baccalaureus,
  • BSc.
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