A few days ago
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What’s “undergraduate”, “degree”, “bachelor of science”?…with honors?

I don’t understand all these jargons… And what do you mean by “major”, “minor”, “double degree”, “double major”? What’s the difference between a “course” and a “module”?

I know that i’ve asked quite a number of questions, but please try to answer all of them. Thanks a lot.

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A few days ago
Kristy

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“Major” is what you are majoring in. For example I got my BS in psychology so psychology was my major. In order to have it as my major I had to take a certain number of upper level psychology classes (upper level is anything above 300). Minor is something that you have a lot of credits in but not enough to make it to a major. I was going to minor in biology but was short 3 credits. For a minor I believe it is a significant amount less for upper level credits, mostly are lower level. Double degree would be if you have enough credits to have two majors, say you have enough for marketing and accounting you will get your BA in both. I believe that is the same thing is double major, thus having a Bachelors degree in two subjects. A course is a class that you take, like Psychology 101 or English 101, etc. A module is usually a portion of the course, at least that is how it was in my school. We had about 4-5 modules in each course, basically it was like a long chapter in a book. Modules in all schools may vary though. With honors, I believe is having higher than a 3.5 which usually in most schools marks you on the Dean’s list. I am not entirely sure about this one. I graduated with a 3.5 and not sure if I am considered with honors, so that may be with a higher GPA is considered with honors. I tried to answer everything. Good luck.
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A few days ago
Cathy
In the US:

undergraduate: usually, a person who has not yet received their first bachelor’s degree.

degree: any “diploma” issued by a college or university. Traditional degrees are the Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and various doctoral degrees (PhD.D, MD, JD, etc.)

major: area of concentration for an undergraduate. Many schools require around 30 credits in a given subject for a person to have successfully completed their major. Most colleges require a major to be declared at some point prior to graduation, with junior year being the most typical.

minor: area of concentration for an undergraduate. The credit hour requirements are far lower for minors than majors. My undergrad required 18 credits for a minor.

double degree: upon graduation, you receive two bachelor’s degrees instead of one. This typically requires a higher number of credits than a single degree, and nearly always requires a double major.

double major: majoring in two fields simultaneously. This may or may not result in a dual degree.

Difference between a course and a module: modules may be stand alone mini-courses or parts of a larger course.

“with honors” usually means that you’ve earned “latin honors” (magna *** laude, etc.) by having a high GPA. It may also refer to successfully completing the honors programs offered at some colleges and universities.

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4 years ago
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A few days ago
iSpeakTheTruth
Graduating with honors is an actual degree title, i.e. it will say BA English with Honors on your transcript report. One normally has to complete an honors program at their university which involves taking additional coursework and sometimes writing a thesis, in addition to minimum gpa levels. Not all schools offer such a thing.
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