Online Social Science Degrees
A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years.
Under the American system, bachelor's degrees within a certain course of study are not ranked or differentiated since the undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) is usually used to measure performance. However, Latin honors are given at graduation based on class rank, with the highest ranked graduates (based on GPA) given the distinctions (in descending precedence), summa cum laude ("with most praise"), magna cum laude ("with high praise"), and cum laude ("with praise").Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees
Today, the most common undergraduate degrees given are the Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) and the Bachelor of Science Since the late 19th century, most universities in the English-speaking world have followed the practice of the University of London in dividing undergraduate degree subjects into the two broad categories of arts and sciences, awarding the degree of Bachelor of Science to students of the latter category of subjects.Featured Programs [1]
Sociology
The Department of Sociology at Laurentian University offers a number of study programs, including Master of Arts in Applied Social Research, Master of Arts in Human Development, and a Certificate in Family Life Studies and Human Sexuality. The pre-requisite to most of these programs is the university’s 3-year Bachelor of Arts in Sociology degree (or equivalent), which provides a broad...