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baccalaureate

[bak-uh-lawr-ee-it, -lor-] / ˌbæk əˈlɔr i ɪt, -ˈlɒr- /
NOUN
bachelor's degree
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NOUN
undergraduate degree
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In 2021, Fresno High School changed its mascot from a warrior to an image of one of its main buildings, Royce Hall, featuring an owl and an international baccalaureate symbol.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Around 10,000 of the 130,000 candidates sitting the baccalaureate exam had their oral tests rescheduled this week in France, said Education Minister Edouard Geffray.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

The experience of college-level science courses, the completion of baccalaureate or more advanced degrees, and the development of civic scientific literacy were strong predictors of increased acceptance of evolution.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 2024

I had an elite Ivy League journalism degree and he held a baccalaureate in journalism from Cal State Long Beach and, before joining The Times, had been running a silk-screening business.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2024

Professor Jabavu had been awarded a baccalaureate in English at the University of London, which seemed an impossibly rare feat.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

As EDSK's Tom Richmond says, baccalaureates can be expensive to run as they are "much more resource intensive" - they include more subjects, an extended essay, and some kind of personal or community service.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2023

As of 2021, some 9,500 students in Washington have graduated from these programs, and the state is seen as a national leader of community college baccalaureates.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2022

Many of Washington’s other education baccalaureates grew in response to demand from local schools.

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2022

Lehman was awarding 1,281 baccalaureates, many of them to children of families only one or two generations in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Demand is also high for engineers, particularly in the petroleum industry, which is offering baccalaureates about $1,400 a month to start.

From Time Magazine Archive




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