Bachelor of Science
Definition of Bachelor of Science
1 : the recipient of a bachelor's degree which usually signifies that the recipient has done the greater part of his or her course work in the sciences with some specialization in a particular science
2 : the degree making one a Bachelor of Science —abbreviation B.S., B.Sc., S.B. the degree of Bachelor of Science in agronomy a B.S. in chemical engineering a B.Sc. in architecture
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