baccalaureate

English

Alternative forms

• (short) bacc, bac

Etymology

From French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, an alteration of baccalārius (“young man aspiring to knighthood”), to resemble bacca lauri (“laurel berry”) (the ancient symbol of victory). Compare bachelor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/

Noun

baccalaureate (plural baccalaureates)

1. A bachelor's degree.
2. A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
3. (US) A farewell address in the form of a sermon delivered to a graduating class.
4. The International Baccalaureate.

Synonyms

• (first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities): bachelor's degree

Derived terms

• postbaccalaureate

Translations

bachelor's degree — see bachelor's degree

examination to enable higher education

• Armenian: ավարտական քննություն (avartakan kʻnnutʻyun)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: ylioppilaskoe (fi), ylioppilaskirjoitukset (fi)
• German: Bakkalaureat (de) n
• Polish: bakalaureat (pl) m
• Romanian: bacalaureat (ro)
• Russian: выпускно́й экза́мен m (vypusknój ekzámen)
• Slovak: bakalaureát
• Welsh: bagloriaeth (cy) f

qualification awarded after passing the baccalaureate exam

• Arabic: بَكَالُورِيُوس m (bakālūriyūs)
• Catalan: batxillerat (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: ylioppilas (fi), ylioppilastodistus (fi)
• German: Bakkalaureat (de) n, Fachabitur (de) n
• Greek: πτυχίο (el) n (ptychío)
• Polish: bakalaureat (pl) m
• Romanian: bacalaureat (ro)
• Russian: сте́пень бакала́вра f (stépenʹ bakalávra), бакалавриа́т (ru) m (bakalavriát)
• Spanish: bachillerato (es)

See also

• International Baccalaureate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• advanced degree
• doctorate
• master's degree