A Bachelor of Science (Bc., B.S., BS, B.Sc. or BSc; less commonly, S.B. or Sc.B. from the Latin Scientiæ Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years (see below).
Australia
In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on. A fourth (Honours) year or an MSc is then required to progress on to PhD.
Continental Europe
Many universities in Europe are changing their systems into the BA/MA system, and in doing so also offering the full equivalent of a B.Sc. or M.Sc.
Commonwealth and Ireland
Commonly in the Commonwealth and Ireland graduands are admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science after having completed a programme in one or more of the sciences. These programmes may take different lengths of time to complete.
A Bachelor of Science receives the designation B.Sc. or B.S. for a major/pass degree and B.Sc. (Hons) or B.S. (Hons) for an honours degree. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland an honours degree is typically completed over a three year period, though there are a few intensified two year courses (with less vacation time). In Scotland, where access to university is possible after one less year of secondary education, degree course have a foundation year making the total course length four years. Ireland the former B.Sc. was changed to B.Sc. (Hons.) which is awarded after 4 years. The B.Sc. (Ord.) is awarded after 3 years.
Whether a subject is considered a science or an art can vary between universities. For example, an economics degree may be given as a B.A. by one university but as a B.Sc. by another. Biology, Biochemistry, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, General science, Earth science and Computer Science are almost universally considered to be sciences.
Even in cases of near-unilateral consensus across a country as to whether a subject is a science or an art, there are exceptions. The London School of Economics offers B.Sc. degrees in practically all subject areas, even those normally associated with arts degrees, while the Oxbridge universities award arts qualifications almost exclusively. In both instances, this is generally for historical and traditional reasons. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of London in 1860. Prior to this science subjects were included in the B.A. bracket, notably in the cases of mathematics, physics, physiology and botany.[1] Formerly at the University of Oxford, the degree of B.Sc. was a postgraduate degree; this former degree, still actively granted, has since been renamed M.Sc.
Czech Republic
Universities in the Czech Republic are changing their systems into the Bachelor of Science / Master of Science system, and in doing so also offering the full equivalent of a B.Sc.(Bc.) or M.Sc.(Mgr.). In the Czech Republic and Slovakia a Bachelor of Science places the pre-nominal letters Bc. before his name.
Germany
The B.Sc. in Germany was equivalent to a B.Sc. (Hons.). Many universities in German speaking countries are changing their systems into the BA/MA system, and in doing so also offering the full equivalent of a B.Sc.
Pakistan
In Pakistan, students are admitted to a B.A./B.Sc. degree programme at a college/university, after F.A./F.Sc. The F.A./F.Sc. is a 2 year program equivalent to 11th and 12th grade of High School.but technical Diploma known as (DAE)a three year program but consider as F.Sc in engineering in pakistan.
Most B.A./B.Sc. degree programs were 2 years in duration. But now Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has changed the duration of BA/BSc degree to 4 years. However, professional degree programs vary in duration. Engineering programmes (B.Sc. Engineering or B.E.) take at least 4 years to finish. The medical degree, known as M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), requires at least 5 years to complete.
United States
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In the United States, a bachelor's in science is generally a four-year undergraduate degree more typically used in engineering, computer science, mathematics, and the natural sciences. In some cases it is used in professional studies of areas involving law, business, or architecture.
Other countries
In Brazil, a Bachelor of Science degree is a graduate degree and is also more specific, usually containing a one-year mandatory probation time by the end of the course followed by relatively elaborate written and oral evaluations.
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