pass degree

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pass degree¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

That is, it would seem, a pass degree tends to make a man a Tory.

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But the mere pass degree is very far from implying literary eminence or intellectual power.

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He was not an athlete; he worked just enough to secure a pass-degree, and spent his time at Cambridge in mild sociability.

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Ralph Percival was contentedly slacking it in preparation for a pass degree.

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He had taken a pass degree, when he might have captured the highest honours.

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