Bachelor of Science
Americannoun
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a bachelor's degree, usually awarded for studies in natural science, pure science, or technology.
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a person having this degree. B.S., B.Sc., S.B., Sc.B.
noun
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a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies in a branch of the sciences
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a person who holds this degree
Etymology
Origin of Bachelor of Science
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The research involved senior scientists and doctoral researchers from both universities, with additional support from University of Galway undergraduate students who travel to Morocco each year as part of their Bachelor of Science Zoology programme.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
Last week, UNN reportedly told the publication that it had no records confirming that the minister had graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1985, as he had claimed.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
Some time back I received a Bachelor of Science majoring in business and a master in business administration, with emphasis mainly in finance.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023
Stockton, as Mr. Rush was known, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Princeton University in 1984.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
In 1871, the first class was graduated, and in 1878 he had the honor of conferring the degree of Bachelor of Science on twenty young gentlemen graduates.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 1, January, 1884 by Various
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