Bachelor of Science

1

: the recipient of a bachelor's degree which usually signifies that the recipient has done the greater part of his or her course work in the sciences with some specialization in a particular science

2

: the degree making one a Bachelor of Science

—abbreviation B.S., B.Sc., S.B.

the degree of Bachelor of Science in agronomy

a B.S. in chemical engineering

a B.Sc. in architecture

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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