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9 unusual facts about bachelor’s degree


Albion State Normal School

Albion Normal offered a two-year teacher training program until 1947, when it was renamed "Southern Idaho College of Education" (SICE) and authorized to confer baccalaureate degrees.

Andy Brownrigg

On 16 July 2009, Brownrigg graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology at The University of Huddersfield.

Nagoya Gakuin University

With a curriculum focusing on Business and Economics, as well as Foreign Studies and Human Health, Nagoya Gakuin University awards degrees at the bachelor's, masters, and Doctor of Philosophy levels.

National Classification of Levels of Training

Staff with a job normally requiring training of equal or higher than that of the grandes écoles or Bachelor.

National Technological University

Because of the length, breath, rigid structure and declaration of intent when enrolling, the degrees are not equivalent to a Bachelor's degree.

Norwegian Military Academy

In 2003, the Army Academy was obligated to follow the Law of Universities and granted the right to award bachelor degrees.

Pi Sigma Alpha

A local chapter may be established at any college or university granting the baccalaureate or higher degrees, which is accredited by a regional or national accrediting association, and which offers a major sequence of courses in political science through an appropriate administrative department, school, or division of the institution, and which conforms to other requirements established by the Executive Council of the society.

Rod Fanni

He began his football career whilst pursuing his studies, earning a BEP (French secondary school diploma) and then going on to study for a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Science and Technology.

Villahermosa Institute of Technology

Bachelor's degrees in Information Technology, Management, Computer Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Civil Engineering.


Admir Salihović

The midfielder has been in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program at Langara College since the fall of 2006, he played 2004 with the Burnaby Selects.

Amy Tuck

Tuck, a native of tiny Maben in Oktibbeha County in north central Mississippi, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Master of Public Administration degree from the Mississippi State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Mississippi College School of Law.

Ankita Raina

Raina is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce in Pune.

Anna Meares

In 2005, Meares enrolled in a Bachelor of Learning Design course at Central Queensland University, but deferred her studies to concentrate on sport.

Arjun Ray

He holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from the University of Madras, and he has attended the Higher Command Course and the National Defence Course at the National Defence College, New Delhi.

Arthur Beauchesne

Born in Carleton, Bonaventure County, Quebec, Beauchesne received a Bachelor's degree from St. Joseph’s College in Memramcook, New Brunswick.

Brian Jean

Jean has a Bachelor of Science degree from Warner Pacific in Portland, Oregon, a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Bond University in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Dallas Raines

He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University where he studied broadcast journalism and earth science with emphasis on meteorology.

David Trick

Trick holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from York University, a Master of Arts from Brandeis University, a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the University of Toronto.

Douglas G. Bergeron

Bergeron attended Assumption College High School, graduating in 1978, and attended York University, in Toronto, Canada, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts with Special Honors in Computer Science.

Ernesto Maceda

Maceda earned his associate in Arts degree, Magna Cum Laude in 1952, and bachelor of Laws degree, Cum Laude, from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1956.

Glen Alps

He attended Colorado State College of Education (today University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley, Colorado, where he received the Bachelor of Arts in 1940.

Godrej Sidhwa

He was also appointed as Examiner in Zoroastrian Theology by the University of Karachi, Pakistan, for the Bachelor’s degree program.

Hideo Levy

He graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in East Asian studies, and later received his doctorate from the same school for studying Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.

Hugh Mott

In tribute to Major General Mott, the U.S. Army Engineer School, located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, named the Bachelor Officer's Quarters building "Mott Hall" in his honor.

Ian Beausoleil-Morrison

He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Master's of Applied Science from the University of Waterloo, and a Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Ivor Atkins

Born into a Welsh musical family at Llandaff, Atkins graduated with a bachelor of music degree from The Queen's College, Oxford in 1892, and subsequently obtained a Doctorate in Music (Oxford).

James Mulva

Mr. Mulva earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business.

Jasmine Cresswell

Cresswell received a Bachelor's degree in history and philosophy from Melbourne University, a degree in history from Macquarie University, and a Masters Degree in history and archival administration from Case Western Reserve University.

Jeffrey Gedmin

He earned his Masters degree in German Area Studies (Literature concentration) from American University in Washington, D.C. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from American University and also studied musicology for a year at the University of Salzburg in Austria.

John H. Healey

Healey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Yale University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine.

John Nzenze

At the time he teamed up with Daudi Kabaka, with whom he recorded three songs Masista, Bachelor Boy and Nyumba za Tobacco.

Julie Rosen

Originally from Colorado, Rosen graduated from high school in Denver, and later graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Agronomy from Colorado State University.

La Pietra

He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., and a master's of education degree from Harvard University.

Ladislav Kubík

He graduated from the Prague Academy of Music, receiving his Master's Degree in 1970 and the title "Aspirante", a degree considered equivalent to the Doctor of Musical Arts.

Lakshmi Pratury

She studied at Nizam College in Hyderabad where she received a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics.

Larry Wall

Wall grew up in south Los Angeles and then Bremerton, Washington, before starting higher education at Seattle Pacific University in 1976, majoring in chemistry and music and later Pre-med with a hiatus of several years working in the university's computing center before being graduated with a self-styled bachelor's degree in Natural and Artificial Languages.

Margaret Bird

Ms. Bird received her Bachelor's Degree in Theoretical Mathematics from Vanderbilt University and her Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Utah.

Michael J. Sandel

A high achiever, he was the President of his senior class at Palisades High School (1971), graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University with a Bachelor's degree in politics (1975), and received his doctorate from Balliol College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, where he studied under philosopher Charles Taylor.

Mirae Asset Group

Park earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Korea University and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2002.

Órfhlaith Foyle

She has a Bachelor in Humanities, and has been published in a number of literary journals.

Paul Oslington

Paul Oslington studied at James Ruse Agricultural High School and Macquarie University before completing a Master of Economics/Econometrics with Honours and PhD in Economics from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Divinity from Melbourne College of Divinity.

Penelope Wensley

Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, she was educated at Penrith High School in New South Wales, the Rosa Bassett School in London (UK), and the University of Queensland where she graduated with a first class honours degree in English and French literature.

Preetha Reddy

She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Madras University and Master's degree in Public Administration from Annamalai University.

Profiles in Courage

Why England Slept (published version of Kennedy's bachelor's thesis)

Richard A. Jones

After attending Seattle public schools, Richard Jones received a Bachelor of Public Affairs from Seattle University in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law in 1975.

Robert Chandran

He unsuccessfully applied to study medicine at the University of Madras, but instead undertook a Master's degree in chemistry.

Robert W. Heagney

After graduating from Simsbury High School, Rob earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Anselm College in 1975 and later received his Juris Doctor from the University of Bridgeport School of Law, now Quinnipiac University, in 1980.

Sadao Takagi

Takagi studied at Hokkaido University, where he received his bachelor's degree, his masters and his doctorate in agriculture.

Samuel Manuwa

He then proceeded to study at the University of Edinburgh where he received a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Medicine in 1926.

Sıla Eser

Sila holds a Bachelor in Performance degree from the Istanbul University State Conservatory where she studied with Ani Inci, Cigdem Epikmen and Venyamin Varshavsky and a Performance Certificate’s Degree from Northern Illinois University where she studied with Richard Young of the Vermeer Quartet.

Sprott School of Business

To earn a Bachelor of Commerce degree students must demonstrate proficient knowledge in the following base level courses: Marketing, Human Resources, Information Systems, Statistics, Finance, Economics, Ethics, Strategic Management, Organizational Theory, Organizational Behaviour, and Financial and Managerial Accounting.

Stephanie McVicar

McVicar will receive a Bachelor's degree in Design at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and a minor in Illustration, completed at Rhode Island School of Design 2013.

The Dolans

He also served in the United States Navy in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 and holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Boston College.

Thomas McMurtry

Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on 4 June 1935, McMurtry attended elementary school in Rockville, Indiana, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in June 1957.

Victor Turpo

In 1968, he graduated from the Regional School of Art Carlos Bacaflor, Arequipa, Peru and in 1980 obtained a bachelor degree in architecture with a specialization in exterior and interior at the UNSA (National University of St Augustin of Arequipa)

Virgilio de los Reyes

Later on, the future Secretary of Agrarian Reform pursued his Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines College of Law.

Wehhui Tom Liu

He obtained his bachelor degree from Nanjing Medical University and his master's degree from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tsinghua University, then worked as a surgeon at the Cancer Institute & Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

William C. Roberts

In 1954, Roberts graduated early from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's degree in the arts, having been accepted to Emory University's School of Medicine.

Zhivargo Laing

Later, he was enrolled at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, graduating with a Bachelor of Art's Degree in Agro-economics.


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Adam C. Stacey

He returned to Michigan to pursue his collegiate education receiving a bachelor's degree in political science and a degree from the Honors College at Michigan State University in 1996.

Alex Lacson

He studied there for three years, but then transferred to the University of the Philippines Diliman to earn a bachelor's degree in political science.

Alex Linder

The ADL reports that he graduated with a bachelor's degree from Pomona College in Claremont, California, in 1988, then worked as a researcher for CNN on the Evans & Novak political show, and then at The American Spectator.

Arthur C. Cope

He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1929 and a PhD in 1932 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Arthur Code

After military service, Code received a master's degree and doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of Chicago (without having received a bachelor's degree).

Bachelor of Applied Technology

Certified General Accountants Association of Canada accepts Applied Bachelor’s degree as meeting exit requirements for CGA credential.

China Nepstar

Mr. Qian received a bachelor's degree in economics from Shandong University in 1983, a master's degree in economics from University of Essen in Germany in 1992, and studied in the doctoral program in economics in University of Duisburg-Essen from 1992 to 1994.

Christopher Wilkins

Wilkins was born in Boston, Massachusetts where by 1978 he obtained bachelor's degree from Harvard College He studied with German-born conductor named Otto-Werner Mueller while being enrolled into Yale University and got his Master of Music degree from there by 1981.

Eskil Pedersen

Born in Skien in Telemark, Pedersen has studied towards a bachelor's degree in political science, and studied courses in European and American studies at the University of Oslo.

H. N. Mulpury

Mulpury was born in Chataparru, Andhra Pradesh, and got his Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering from MBM Engineering College (Jodhpur University).

Hardy LeBel

Hardy LeBel Jr. graduated from High School at Providence Country Day School and also attended Boston University where he studied acting for a time, but ultimately earned his Bachelor's degree in English studies.

Harriet Elizabeth Byrd

Byrd graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from West Virginia State College, a historically black college in Institute, West Virginia in 1949, and returned to Wyoming in order to apply for a teaching job with the Laramie County School District, but was denied employment because of her race.

J. Steven Svoboda

Previously, he received a Bachelor's Degree in Physics and English from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), receiving awards as an Outstanding Student in each of his two majors.

Jerome Swartz

Swartz received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from The City College of New York and a Ph.D. also in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, receiving fellowships from the National Science Foundation and Ford Foundation along the way.

Klingon Language Institute

He obtained a bachelor's degree in psycholinguistics from California State University, Northridge, and then master's and doctoral degrees in cognitive psychology from Kansas State University.

L. W. Sumner

Sumner received his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto in 1962 and his doctoral degree from Princeton University in 1965, with a thesis supervised by Stuart Hampshire and Joel Feinberg.

Laïla Abid

She studied journalism and between 2001 and 2003 at Hogeschool van Utrecht, earning her Bachelor's degree in 2003, after earning an associate degree in English from the Hogeschool van Amsterdam in 1998.

Lola Van Wagenen

Van Wagenen received her bachelor’s degree at Vermont College in 1982 and her master’s degree in Public History at New York University in 1984.

Lord Morpheous

Morpheous attended the University of Western Ontario and acquired his bachelor’s degree in education and an honors degree in visual arts.

Margaret G. Kibben

A native of Warrington, Pennsylvania, Rear Admiral Kibben entered active duty in the U.S. Navy in 1986 following studies for a bachelor’s degree from Goucher College in Towson, Maryland.

Meera Gandhi

Meera later received a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Delhi, and an M.B.A. from Boston University School of Management.

Nagasamy Ramachandran

Nagasamy Ramachandran (born 1975) is a contemporary artist born in Paramakudi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Received his bachelor’s degree (distinction) and masters degree in painting and printmaking from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai, University of Madras in 1999.

New York State Education Department

Programs such as the New York City Teaching Fellows allow uncertified teachers to teach under a transitional license, provided that they have received a bachelor's degree, passed the LAST and the CST in their area, and are enrolled in a cooperating master's degree program.

Packaging engineering

Central Philippine University in Iloilo City in the Philippines in 2006, is the first to offer (and considered as the first in Asia) in the Philippines a (5-6 year) bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering.

Ricardo Saludo

He completed his undergraduate studies in 1977 at the Ateneo de Manila University with a bachelor's degree in literature, cum laude.

Richard Douglas Lane

He later received a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii in Japanese and Chinese literature, and continued his studies at Columbia University, where he earned a master's degree and a Ph.D in 18th-century Japanese literature.

Rosalind Wiseman

By the time she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1991, Wiseman had earned a second degree blackbelt in Tang Soo Do karate.

Ruthlane Uy Asmundson

Chemistry has been significant in Ruth Uy Asmundson’s life and the former mayor obtained a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at Adamson University in 1968.

Shuli Mualem

After leaving the army she attended the Shaare Zedek nursing school, gaining a bachelor's degree, before taking a master's degree course in industrial engineering at the Technion.

Steven Sheffield

Sheffield graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies.

Susan Brison

Brison graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, and went on to receive both a master's degree and a PhD from the University of Toronto.

Teodoro Agoncillo

Born in Lemery, Batangas, Agoncillo obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of the Philippines in 1934 and a master's degree in the arts from the same university the following year.

Terry Boose

Boose earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Texas Tech University, and subsequently served as the fiscal officer for Norwalk Township in Huron County.

William Brandon Lacy Campos

He continued his education at the Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa Valley, North Carolina, the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, and the University of Minnesota where he received a bachelor's degree in political science.

Wilmer Carter

Assembly member Carter graduated from San Bernardino High School and San Bernardino Valley College, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Master’s Degree in education from California State University, San Bernardino.

Yukari Sato

A native of Setagaya, Tokyo, Satō received a bachelor's degree from Sophia University, a master's degree in international relations from Columbia University, and a Ph.D in economics from the New York University.