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A Bachelor's degree is an undergraduate academic degree from a college or university that typically requires four years of full-time study to earn 120-128 credits, including a required number of credits in the student's "major" discipline.
The two primary types of Bachelor’s degrees are:
* Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A. or A.B.), which traditionally requires the student to earn a majority of credits in liberal arts classes such as social sciences, humanities and the arts. (cont.)
* Bachelor of Science (B.S. or B.Sc), which traditionally requires students to earn a majority of credits in life sciences, physical sciences, or mathematics.
While this is the general distinction between the two types of Bachelor’s degrees, many colleges and universities award the B.A. for all "academic" programs, whether in humanities or sciences. Schools that offer applied professional training in fields such as criminal justice, finance and nursing often award the B.S. in these programs, even though science my not be central to the curriculum.
