BA degree AB degree

Answer 1

English-speaking world

BA, AB, BS, BSc, SB, ScB

Today, the most common undergraduate degrees given are the Bachelor of Arts (Artium Baccalaureus) (BA, AB) and The Bachelor of Science (Scienti

Answer 2

The Artium Baccalaureatus (A.B.) Degree is equivalent to a BS in that both are bachelor degrees. However, the focus is different.

Artium Baccalaureatus (A.B.) Degree

The Classics -- Greek, Latin, and Classical Civilization -- formed the core curriculum at the College of Charleston from its founding in 1770. The State Gazette of South Carolina once praised students at the college for their knowledge of "Greek and Latin languages, as well as their extraordinary proficiency in the liberal arts and sciences." Today, the Artium Baccalaureatus (A.B.) Degree is awarded to students who follow this centuries-old tradition and include in their studies significant coursework in the Classics. (Classics at the College of Charleston).

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Answer 3

They are both bachelor's degrees. However, the Artium Baccalaureatus (A.B.) Degree is awarded to students who follow the centuries-old tradition and include in their studies significant coursework in the Classics.

Answer 4

English-speaking world

BA, AB, BS, BSc, SB, ScB

Today, the most common undergraduate degrees given are the Bachelor of Arts (Artium Baccalaureus) (BA, AB) and the Bachelor of Science (Scientiæ Baccalaureus) (BS, BSc, SB, ScB). Originally, in the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Trinity College Dublin all undergraduate degrees were in the Faculty of Arts, hence the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Since the late 19th century, most universities in the English-speaking world have followed the practice of the University of London in dividing undergraduate degree subjects into the two broad categories of arts and sciences, awarding the degree of Bachelor of Science to students of the latter category of subjects.

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