Bachelor of Arts

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Bachelor of Arts

1. (Education) a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of the liberal arts or humanities

2. a person who holds this degree

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Bach′elor of Arts′

1. a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts.

2. a person having this degree. Abbr.: A.B., B.A.

[1570–80]

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Noun

Bachelor of Arts - a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

AB, Artium Baccalaurens, BA

bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies

Translations

bakalář svobodných umění

B.ABAlavere grad i humanistiske fag

Bachelor of Arts

n (Univ) (degree) → laurea in lettere; (person) → laureato/a in lettere

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bachelor

(ˈbӕtʃələ) noun

an unmarried man. He's a confirmed bachelor (= he has no intention of ever marrying); (also adjective) a bachelor flat (= a flat suitable for one person).

Bachelor of ArtsBA.Bachelor of EducationBEd.Bachelor of EngineeringBE.Bachelor of Fine ArtsBFA.Bachelor of ScienceBSc.

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I have it by me in the LEGENDS OF THE RHINE, done into English by the wildly gifted Garnham, Bachelor of Arts. I print the legend partly to refresh my own memory, too, for I have never read it before.

I have a translation by Garnham, Bachelor of Arts, in the LEGENDS OF THE RHINE, but it would not answer the purpose I mentioned above, because the measure is too nobly irregular; it don't fit the tune snugly enough; in places it hangs over at the ends too far, and in other places one runs out of words before he gets to the end of a bar.

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"As I was telling you, President Dunster sat in Grandfather's chair in 1642, when he conferred the degree of bachelor of arts on nine young men.

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Bachelor of Arts! - when he thought of her degree, it seemed she fled beyond him faster than he could pursue.

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The Bachelor of Arts in general studies is a flexible degree, allowing students with previous college credit to create their own program based on their professional and personal needs.

D214, Eastern Illinois offer Adult Degree Completion Program

BACHELOR OF ARTS COMMUNICATION DESIGN: ILLUSTRATION - HONOURS Lindsay Bennett, Rosyth; Catherine Eilidh Park, Edinburgh; Emmasofia Wilhelmiina Salminen, Finland; Laura Faye Symcox, Windermere.

GRADUATIONS

Bachelor of Arts Childhood Studies: Morgan Crosbie, Georgina Ann Maxwell Doherty, Ellie Haggarty, Rebecca Kirsten Hunter, Fameda Mukadam, Joanne White, Anya Alexandria Wright.

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Kejriwal had on Friday claimed that Delhi University's (DU) records showed that PM Modi had never enrolled in the university, contradicting the PM's claim that he obtained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from there.

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Ellis, a native of Clarksdale, earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Mississippi State University.

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He will come to Savills Studley with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Fordham University.

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She also received a Master of Arts in International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science.

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He also holds a master of education degree in K12 educational administration, a bachelor of education degree in secondary education, a bachelor of arts degree in English and a bachelor of arts degree in history, all from the University of Saskatchewan.