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  2. British undergraduate degree classification - Wikipedia

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    A bachelor's degree can be an honours degree (bachelor's with honours) or an ordinary degree (bachelor's without honours). Honours degrees are classified, usually based on a weighted average (with higher weight given to marks in the later years of the course, and often zero weight to those in the first year) of the marks gained in exams and other assessments.

  3. Honours degree - Wikipedia

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    Honours degree has various meanings in the context of different degrees and education systems.Most commonly it refers to a variant of the undergraduate bachelor's degree containing a larger volume of material or a higher standard of study, or both, rather than an "ordinary", "general" or "pass" bachelor's degree.

  4. British degree abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Scottish bachelor's degrees without honours (including non-honours MAs from the ancient universities of Scotland) are three-year course with less specialisation (an Ordinary Degree or a General Degree) at level 9 of the Framework for Qualifications of Higher Education Institutes in Scotland. [6]

  5. Qualification types in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A bachelor's degree is designed to give learners a thorough understanding of a subject, and usually takes three years to complete full-time in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; in Scotland 'ordinary' bachelor's degrees normally take three years while bachelor's degrees with honours take four years. Bachelor's degrees are at level 6 on the ...

  6. Bachelor of Arts - Wikipedia

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    In Scotland, one can opt to take an ordinary degree, which ranks below a third class honours degree (for example, BA with distinction, merit or pass). A Bachelor of Arts is entitled to the post-nominal letters BA for an ordinary or pass degree and BA (Hons) for an honours degree. (However, graduates entitled to use the "Hons" post-nominal very ...

  7. National qualifications frameworks in the United Kingdom

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    The major difference between the 2001 framework and the current framework was the position of Ordinary (non-honours) bachelor's degrees. These were, at the time, considered to be at the same level as foundation degrees and diplomas of higher education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, rather than being at the same level as honours degrees ...

  8. Ordinary vs. Qualified Dividends: Which Makes Sense For You?

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    Ordinary Dividends vs. Qualified Dividends: The Background. Before 2003, all dividends were ordinary dividends and recipients paid taxes on them at their usual individual marginal rate. However ...

  9. Academic degree - Wikipedia

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    Students can work towards a first degree at either ordinary or honours level. A general or ordinary degree (BA/MA or BSc) takes three years to complete; an honours degree (BA/MA Hons or BSc Hons) takes four years. The ordinary degree need not be in a specific subject, but can involve study across a range of subjects within (and sometimes beyond ...