Appendix:Academic degrees

Academic degrees

Undergraduate

Sub-Bachelor

UnDegree	Abbreviations
First year engineering	F.R.Eng.

Degree	Abbreviations
Associate of Arts	AA or A.A.
Associate of Science	AS or A.S.
Brevet d'études professionnelles (France)	BEP
Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle (France)	CAP
Diploma of Arts	Dip.Arts
Diploma of Language Studies	Dip.Lang.Stud.
Diploma of Languages	Dip.Lang
Diploma of Social Sciences	Dip.Soc.Sc.
Diploma of Education	Dip.Ed
Diploma of Music	Dip.Mus.

Bachelor's Degree

Degree	Abbreviations
Bachelor of Arts	BA, B.A., AB, A.B. or B.Arts
Bachelor of Science And Arts	BSA
Bachelor of Accountancy	BAcy or B.Acy.
Bachelor of Accounting	BAcc or B.Acc.
Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience	B.An.Vet.Bio.Sc.
Bachelor of Applied Science	B.App.Sc. or B.A.Sc.
Bachelor of Architecture	BArch or B.Arch.
Bachelor of Business Administration	BBA or B.B.A.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering	BCE or B.C.E.
Bachelor of Commerce	BComm or B.Comm., or BCom or B.Com.
Bachelor of Communications	B.Comm.
Bachelor of Computer Application	BCA
Bachelor of Dental Hygiene	BDH Or B.D.H
Bachelor of Dental Medicine	BDM or B.D.M.
Bachelor of Dental Science	BDSc or B.D.Sc.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery	BDS or B.D.S.; or BChD or B.Ch.D.
Bachelor of Dentistry	BDent or B.Dent.
Bachelor of Design	BDes or B.Des.
Bachelor of Design Computing	B.Des.Comp.
Bachelor of Design in Architecture	B.Des.Arch.
Bachelor of Education	BEd or B.Ed.
Bachelor of Engineering	BEng or B.Eng., or BE or B.E
Bachelor of Electronic Commerce	BEC or B.E-COM.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering	BEE or B.E.E.
Bachelor of Fine Arts	BFA or B.F.A.
Bachelor of Health Sciences	B.Hlth.Sci
Bachelor of Information Technology	BIT or B.I.T.
Bachelor of International and Global Studies	BIGS or B.I.G.S.
Bachelor of Law	LLB or LL.B.
Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences	BLAS or B.L.A.S.
Bachelor of Library Science	BLib or B.Lib., or BLS or B.L.S.
Bachelor of Literature	BLit or B.Lit.
Bachelor of Mathematics	BMath or B.Math
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering	BME or B.M.E.
Bachelor of Medical Science	B.Med.Sc.
Bachelor of Medicine	MB or M.B.
Bachelor of Music	B.M.
Bachelor of Music Studies	B.Mus.Studies
Bachelor of Nursing	BN or B.N.
Bachelor of Pharmacy	B.Pharm.
Bachelor of Philosophy	B.Ph.
Bachelor of Policing	B.Pol.
Bachelor of Policing (Investigations)	B.Pol.I.
Bachelor of Professional Studies	B.P.S
Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences	B.P.E.S.S.
Bachelor of Resource Economics	B.Res.Ec.
Bachelor of Science	(US) BS or B.S.; (UK) BSc or B.Sc.
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene	BSDH Or B.S.D.H
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Occupational Health	BS.EOH
Bachelor of Science in Nursing	BSN
Bachelor of Socio-Legal Studies	BSLS or B.S.L.S.
Bachelor of Surgery	BS or B.S.
Bachelor of Technology	BTech or B.Tech.
Bachelor of Veterinary Science	B.V.Sc.
Bachelor of Visual Arts	BVA or B.V.A.

Graduate

for Postgraduates, first level are certificates with abbreviation of GCert (Graduate Certificate)or GradCert followed by Diplomas Postgraduate Diplomas PGradDip

Master's

Degrees conferred for coursework/research after having attained a bachelor's degree.

Degree	Abbreviations
Master of Architecture (Professional Degree) or Master of Science in Architecture (Research Degree)	M.Arch., M.S.
Master of Arts	MA, M.A., or A.M.
Master of Business Administration	MBA or M.B.A.
Master of Chemistry	MChem
Master of Commerce	MCom or M.Com
Master of Computer Application	MCA
Master of Divinity	MDiv or M.Div.
Master of Education (Master of Science in Education)	M.Ed., M.S.Ed., or MSEd.
Master of Emergency Management	MEM or M.E.M.
Master of Emergency and Disaster Management	MEDM or M.E.D.M.
Master of Engineering	M.E., MEng or M.Eng.
Master of Fine Arts	MFA or M.F.A.
Master of Health or Healthcare Management	MSc.HM or MHM
Master of Health Infromatics	MSc.HI or MHI
Master of International Affairs	MIA or M.I.A.
Master of International Studies	MIS or M.I.S.
Master of Laws	LLM or LL.M.
Master of Library Science	MLS
Master of Liberal Arts	MLA
Master of Library and Information Science	MLIS
Master of Music	M.M.
Master of Professional Studies	MPS
Master of Public Administration	MPA or M.P.A.
Master of Public Health	MPH or M.P.H.
Master of Science	(US) MS or M.S.; (UK) MSc or M.Sc.
Master of Science in Information	MSI or M.S.I.
Master of Science in Environmental and Occupational Health	MS.EOH or M.S.EOH
Master of Social Work	MSW or M.S.W.
Master of Strategic Foresight	MSF or M.S.F.
Master of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management	MSEEM
Master of Technology	MTech or M.Tech.
Master of Technology Managment	MTM
Master of Theology	ThM or Th.M.

Doctor's

Generally awarded with a research project and thesis.

Degree	Abbreviations
Doctor of Acupuncture	DAc or D.Ac. or DAc.
Doctor of Audiology	AuD or Au.D.
Doctor of Biblical Studies	DBS, D.B.S. or DB
Doctor of Chiropractic	DC or D.C.
Doctor of Dental Surgery	DDS or D.D.S.
Doctor of Divinity	DD or D.D.
Doctor of Education	EdD or Ed.D.
Doctor of Jurisprudence (Juris Doctor)	JD or J.D.
Doctor of Immortality	ImD or Im.D.
Doctor of Law and Policy	LP.D. or DLP
Doctor of Dental Medicine	DMD or D.M.D.
Doctor of Medicine	MD or M.D.
Doctor of Ministry	DMin
Doctor of Metaphysics	Dr. mph.
Doctor of Musical Arts	D.M.A.
Doctor of Naturopathy	ND or N.D.
Doctor of Nursing Practice	DNP or D.N.P.
Doctor of Optometry	OD or O.D.
Doctor of Osteopathy	DO or D.O.
Doctor of Pharmacy	PharmD or Pharm.D.
Doctor of Philosophy	PhD, Ph.D., DPhil, D.Phil., DPh, or D.Ph.
Doctor of Physical Therapy	DPT or D.P.T.
Doctor of Practical Theology	DPT or D.P.T.
Doctor of Psychology	PsyD or Psy.D.
Doctor of Public Health	DrPH
Doctor of Religious Sciences	Dr. sc. rel. or D.R.S.
Doctor of Science	DSc, D.Sc. or ScD
Doctor of Theology	D.Th., Th.D. or ThD
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine	DVM or D.V.M.