Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. or less commonly, S.B. or Sc.B. from the Latin Scientiae Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for courses taken that generally last three years in Australia, England, Germany, Hong Kong, India, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Quebec, Malaysia,Singapore, Wales and South Africa; or four years in North America, the Philippines and Scotland.

In North America, a Bachelor of Science degree usually requires students to take a majority of their courses (usually one half or three quarters) in the sciences, namely life sciences, physical sciences, or the mathematical sciences. Most universities plan the Science Bachelor degree as a liberal arts course schedule.

In the UK, which subjects are considered science subjects varies, e.g. economics degrees may be B.A. in one university but B.Sc. in another.

A Bachelor of Science receives the designation B.Sc. or B.S. for a major/pass degree and B.Sc. (Hons) or B.S. (Hon) for an honours degree.

In Germany there is no ordinary Bachelor. The B.Sc. from Germany is equivalent to a B.Sc. (Hon).

Formerly, in the University of Oxford the degree of B.Sc. was a postgraduate degree. This former degree, still actively granted, has since been renamed M.Sc.

"Tagged" or specified degrees

Many colleges of engineering, business, education, etc. also offer the Bachelor of Science as a tagged degree. A tagged degree incorporates the name of the major into the degree title, and generally requires more specialized course work than a degree with an untagged major. Some examples of tagged degrees include, but are not limited to:

• Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics/Astronautics
• Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
• Bachelor of Science in Architecture
• Bachelor of Science in Biology
• Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Business
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Commerce
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
• Bachelor of Science in Education
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
• Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service
• Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science
• Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Integrated Science, Business and Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Interactive Arts
• Bachelor of Science in Internetworking
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Medicine
• Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology
• Bachelor of Science in Physics
• Bachelor of Science in Risk Management and Insurance
• Bachelor of Science in Science Education
• Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering

See also

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor's degree
• Bachelor of Mathematics
• British undergraduate degree classification
• British degree abbreviations