A bachelor's degree is a campus or online academic degree awarded by a college or university to those who successfully complete the undergraduate curriculum; also called a baccalaureate. A bachelor's degree program on campus typically takes four years to complete, but can be achieved through an online bachelor degree program at a quicker pace. Online Bachelor Degrees, as well as their on-campus equivalents, can lead directly to positions in a number of professional fields or to more advanced degrees such as Master''s Degrees and Doctorate Degrees.
Bachelor Degree Standards
Bachelor degrees should provide evidence of competencies in communications, social sciences, humanities and fine arts, analytical and inferential reasoning, and computational skills, as well as the ability to learn on your own.
General Education
General education should be an integral part of all bachelor degree programs in order to develop characteristics that help define an educated person. The liberal arts and sciences
- Communication
- Natural Sciences/Mathematics
- Humanities
- Social Science
are the fundamental component of all collegiate degrees. Granting a degree implies that the student has achieved general education experiences in addition to technical preparation that may be part of a program. There are standards regarding the minimum number of general education credits required outside of technical portions of a program for each type of bachelor degree. In accordance with commonly held standards Colleges, Universities, Distance Learning and Trade Schools agree that the general education portion of the bachelor degree program should be acceptable towards a masters degrees.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) :
These degree programs are primarily intended to provide a broad liberal arts and sciences background. B.A. degree programs should include a minimum of 60 quarter or 40 semester credits distributed across at least the following four areas:
- Communication,
- Natural Sciences/Mathematics,
- Humanities, and
- Social Science
Included in the 60 (qtr) or 40 (sem) credits should be at least 8 (qtr) or 5 (sem) credits in Communications, and a minimum of 12 (qtr) or 8 (sem) in each of the categories of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences Mathematics. The remaining general education credits should be chosen from one or more of above four categories.
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) :
These degree should include a minimum of 45 quarter or 30 semester credits distributed across at least the following four areas:
- Communication
- Natural Sciences/Mathematics
- Humanities
- Social Science
Included in the 45 (qtr) or 30 (sem) credits should be at least 6 (qtr) or 4 (sem) credits in each of the four categories. The remaining credits should be chosen from one or more of these four categories
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