bachelor's degree

noun

Definition of bachelor's degree

: a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study

Examples of bachelor's degree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Murphy has a bachelor's degree from Wilmington College and a master's from Wright State along with certifications in weightlifting and speed training. — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, "Winton Woods hires assistant Chad Murphy as new head football coach," 19 Mar. 2021 Meanwhile, the non-profit Institute of Medicine set a goal for 80% of all nurses to have a bachelor's degree by 2020. — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mount Mary University launches four-year nursing program, breaks ground on health sciences center," 27 Oct. 2020 Dunn instructed officials to eliminate scoring penalties if the candidates did not have a bachelor's degree or did not live in the city, the complaint said. — Dave Collins, Star Tribune, "Police chief, city official plead guilty in hiring scam," 5 Oct. 2020 Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, according to biographical information posted on the firm's website. — Jaime Adame, Arkansas Online, "Northwest Arkansas businessman appointed to UA Board of Trustees," 31 Mar. 2021 Lane earned a bachelor's degree in criminology from the University of Minnesota in 2016 and then worked as a juvenile corrections officer for Hennepin County and as an assistant probation officer. — Amir Vera, CNN, "These are the people at the center of the Derek Chauvin trial," 9 Mar. 2021 Fransen-Pruden, 32, has two young children and earned her bachelor's degree in nursing in December. — Katy Read, Star Tribune, "Fifth victim identified in Buffalo clinic shootings as medical assistant, mom of 3," 13 Feb. 2021 Kohler earned a bachelor's degree in art and art history at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and did further studies at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Hamburg. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ruth Kohler helped build an international reputation for a Sheboygan art museum. She has died at the age of 79.," 16 Nov. 2020 Liu earned a bachelor's degree in industrial design from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, "Top designer of Ford F-150 Raptor gets ideas from fighter jets, Hollywood," 3 Feb. 2021

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“Bachelor's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelor%27s%20degree. Accessed 12 May. 2021.

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