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Definition of baccalaureate
1 : the degree of bachelor conferred by universities and colleges
2a : a sermon to a graduating classb : the service at which this sermon is delivered
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Taylor also is a top student who was a member of Salem's international baccalaureate program.
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This is the third survey of Florida baccalaureate graduates, following a pilot report and an assessment of 2014 graduates.
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According to a program from Opp High School, the baccalaureate service was held on a Saturday at 6 p.m. in the school's auditorium.
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The goal of the Mentorship for Student Excellence program is to determine whether peer mentorship can play a role in improving academic achievement, economic efficiency, and baccalaureate degree completion for community college students.
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The ceremony, held May 28 at the Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, included a baccalaureate address by Father Johnpaul Cafiero.
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Silvestri has a baccalaureate hotel and culinary art degree and a BTS: hotel management and culinary art degree from ESITEL School in Montpellier, France.
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Life before med school: The 2007 IUPUI graduate attended a post-baccalaureate premedical program at Harvard University and applied to medical school but did not get in.
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Membership in AAUW is open to anyone holding an associate or equivalent degree, or a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university.
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BACCALAUREATE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of baccalaureate for English Language Learners
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: a test taken by students in France and some other countries in order to qualify for attending a university
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: a sermon given to a class of graduating students at a school
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: the service at which this sermon is given
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