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The BA generally lasts three years in the United Kingdom (except Scotland) and Australia or four years in North America, except for Quebec where the degree takes three years after graduation from a provincial CEGEP programme. Some Canadian universities, particularly in Ontario -- where, until recently, high school students wanting to go to university had to complete a fifth high school year called OAC or "Grade 13" -- and Nova Scotia, offer three-year BA programs, but these are widely considered to be less prestigious and less valuable than the four-year "honours" BA. Graduate and professional schools typically require a four-year BA for admission.
In North America, a Bachelor of Arts degree usually requires a student to take a majority of their courses (usually 1/2 or 3/4) in the arts, namely social sciences, humanities, music, or fine artFine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. It is also used to describe "high-quality" works from these fields. Fine art" differs from "useful art" ( craft) in that it is purely aesthetic, whereas crafts are made tos. The curriculum of a traditional Bachelor of Arts degree is centered around providing a well-rounded, liberal arts education.
In the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, colleges and universities often award Bachelor of Arts degrees even to those who pursue a majority of their coursework (i.e., major) in traditional, "hard" science fields such as biologyBiology studies the variety of life clockwise from top-left E. coli tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology is the science of life. It is concerned with the characteristics and behaviors of organisms, how species and individuals come into existence, an and chemistryChemistry is the science of matter and its interactions with energy (see physics, biology). Because of the diversity of matter (which is mostly atomic), Chemists are often engaged in the pursuit of studying how atoms interact to form molecules, and how mo. This is particularly common at prestigious American universities, such as Yale UniversityYale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third oldest American collegiate institution (or fourth, if St. John's College, Annapolis is included) and one of the most prestigious in the world. The Univer and Princeton UniversityPrinceton University located in Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the eight Ivy League universities. Widely considered one of the world's most prestigious universities, it was founded as the "College of New Jersey" in 1746, and was originally located in El.
In the UK, usage varies: most universities maintain an Arts/Science distinction but some, e.g. OxfordUniversity of Oxford Motto Dominus Illuminatio Mea ("The Lord is my Light") ( Psalm 27) Established c. 1096 School type Public Chancellor The Right Hon. Chris Patten Vice-Chancellor Dr. John Hood Location Oxford, United Kingdom Enrolment 17,000 total (5,6 and Cambridge traditionally awarded BAs (which automatically leads to an MA after 4 years) to undergraduates regardless of subject. Most of the ancient Scottish universities award an MA to arts undergraduates but a BSc to science undergraduates.
A Bachelor of Arts receives the designation BA or AB for a major/pass degree and BA(Hons) or AB(Hon) for an honours degree.