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program should be structured so that the additional knowledge and skill complements the main subject concentration.
Most bachelor's degrees are titled Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB) or Bachelor of Science (BS or SB), but there are many other bachelor's degree titles in use.
HONORS BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Honors bachelor's degrees are awarded and involve more independent study, require a thesis or special project, and may have special admissions requirements. The designation, admission and content standards for honors degrees are set by the awarding institution. Honors degrees are usually designated on the degree transcript and sometimes on the degree diploma, and the title of the honors thesis or project will often be provided.
Liberal Arts and General Education
AACU Description of Liberal Arts Education provides information on the concept of liberal education and explanations of the various terms used to refer to this model of undergraduate education.
AACU Description of General Education provides information on the concept of general education and links to various resources.
Content and Quality in Undergraduate Education
Project on Accreditation and Assessment provides an analysis of quality assurance factors related to liberal arts programs at the bachelor's degree level.
AIS Guidelines for Interdisciplinary General Education is the Association for Integrative Studies' recommendations for quality assessment of general education programs.
State Student Learning Assessment Database is a linked directory of information on state policies and procedures for assessing undergraduate learning.
Credit Production and Progress Toward the Bachelor's Degree examines the content of bachelor's degree programs and progress toward the degree using national data sources.
Remedial (Non-Credit) Education
Remedial Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions provides the most recent available data on the extent and nature of remedial education services, who offers such services, and institutional policies regarding remedial education.
Bachelor's Degree Productivity and Outcomes
Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Survey is a national longitudinal study of a cohort of 9,000 students enrolled in 800 higher education institutions that examined their educational experiences and attainment.
Baccalaureate and Beyond (BB) Survey is a longitudinal study of national cohorts of bachelor degree recipients (1993, 1997, and 2003) that examines their graduate study and work experiences after earning a first (bachelor's) degree. POST-BACHELOR'S CERTIFICATES
A number of U.S. higher education institutions offer programs that permit a student to earn a specialized certificate (it can also be called a diploma) at the same time the bachelor's degree is earned or shortly thereafter. These certificates may indicate the mastery of knowledge and skills, such as foreign languages or computer software, or the completion of additional requirements permitting access to professional licensure procedures, as in teacher training, accounting, and other fields. Postbachelor's certificates usually require no more than a single academic year to complete, and are often
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