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BACHELOR’S DEGREE Definition & Legal Meaning

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A degree a student gets after 8 semesters or 120 credit hours. It is undergraduate work and can be in any major. There are bachelors of science, art, and fine arts. This is done to increase career opportunities. AKA baccalaureate.

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