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| Honours
degrees and academic distinctions |
| Under the English
system, and those influenced by it such as the Canadian, Irish,
Indian, Singaporean, and Hong Kong systems, undergraduate degrees
are differentiated either as pass degrees or as honours degrees,
the latter denoted by the appearance of "(Hons)" after the degree
abbreviation. An honours degree generally requires a higher
academic standard than a pass degree, and in Singapore, Australia,
New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and the Canadian province
of Ontario an extra year of study. In Scotland, there also exist
General Degrees. |
| England and Wales |
In England and Wales,
there are two different types of degree, Honours degrees and
Ordinary degrees and many universities offer undergraduate courses
leading to both. The length of study required for both types
of degree can vary from two to four years.
Honours degrees (usually written as BA(Hons) or BSc(Hons) are
generally regarded as being of a superior academic standard,
and are usually awarded for the more traditional academic subjects
such as English, Philosophy or Mathematics etc. An Honours degree
is always awarded in one of four classes depending upon the
marks gained in the final assessments and examinations. The
top students are awarded a first class degree, the next best,
an upper second class degree (usually referred to as a 2:1),
the next a lower second class degree (usually referred to as
a 2:2) and those with the lowest marks gain a third class degree.
An Ordinary or Unclassified degree (which does not give the
graduate the right to add (Hons)) may be awarded if a student
has completed the full honours degree course but has obtained
a very low pass mark which is insufficient to merit even a third
class honours degree.
Ordinary degrees are unclassified degrees awarded to all students
who have completed the course and obtained sufficient marks
to pass the final assessments and examinations. Ordinary degree
courses usually have lower entry requirements than Honours degree
courses. Although Ordinary degree courses are often considered
to be easier than Honours degree courses, this is not always
the case, and much depends on the university attended and the
subject being studied. In many of the 'new' universities now
offering a large range of modern degree subjects, Ordinary degree
students are able to transfer to an Honours degree course in
the same subject if an acceptable standard is reached after
the first or second year of study. |
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| Scotland |
| At the Scottish
Ancients (St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee),
undergraduate degrees are differentiated as either General Degrees
or Honours Degrees. An Honours degree (usually MA(Hons) for
arts/social sciences or BSc(Hons) for sciences) is awarded for
students who have completed four years at university - two years
at sub-honours level, studying a variety of different subjects,
and two years at honours level studying one subject in depth,
usually including a dissertation in the final year. A General
Degree (usually MA or BSc) is awarded to students who have completed
three years at university studying a variety of subjects. The
first two years of a General and Honours degree are identical,
but candidates for the General study in less depth in their
final year, and over a wider variety of subjects. Candidates
for the General do not usually complete a dissertation. A Scottish
General degree is different from an English Pass degree even
though both may be denoted BSc. |
| United States |
Almost all U.S.
universities and colleges award bachelors' degrees with honors
-- usually "cum laude" (with praise), "magna cum laude" (with
great praise) and "summa cum laude" (with highest praise) --
degrees without honors are awarded "rite." Requirements for
such notations of honors generally include minimum Grade Point
Averages, with the highest average required for the "summa"
distinction. In the case of a few schools, a senior thesis for
degrees in the humanities, and laboratory research for "pure"
science degrees is also required.
Some U.S. colleges and universities have a separate academic
track known as an "honors" or "scholars" program, generally
meant for the top students of the school and offering more challenging
courses or more individually-directed seminars or research projects.
The students are awarded the same bachelor's degree as students
in the regular course, but with the notation "in cursu honorum."
Usually, the above "laude" honors are separate from the notation
for this honors course, but a student in the honors course generally
must maintain grades at least worthy of the "cum laude" notation
anyway. Hence, a student from such a school might receive a
diploma Artium Baccalaureatum rite or Artium Baccalaureatum
summa cum laude in the regular course, or Artium Baccalaureatum
summa cum laude in cursu honorum, for instance. |
| New Zealand |
| Many of the eight
New Zealand universities consider most of their honours degrees
as a postgraduate degree, separate from an undergraduate bachelors
in most cases. There are some apparent exceptions at these universities,
for example a few selected degrees at Victoria and Canterbury,
and most honours programmes at Otago, where honours are or can
be studied for as part of the undergraduate programme. Classes
are awarded. |
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