pass degree

American  

noun

1. (in English universities) an ordinary bachelor's degree conferred without honors.

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Etymology

Origin of pass degree

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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pass degree

He remembered that Lawrence was taking a "pass" degree in History.

From The Prelude to Adventure by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

The system for granting the pass degree is, in its broader outlines, the same as for all degrees.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John

For the increasing number of those who can afford only three years' study, a pass degree would probably prove of the greatest advantage.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John

His father, who had taken a pass degree at Oxford, and had then taken orders, was by that time Rector of Dartington and Archdeacon of Totnes.

From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)

It was by making this sharp distinction between the pass degree and the honor degree that the English universities long ago solved the question, much agitated still in America, of the three years' course.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John