Say if someone graduates with a BA in Computer Science as opposed to the more common BS, would there be any difference?
what's the diff between graduating w/ BA and BS?
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In theory:
BA - More Liberal Arts
BS - More focused on the Major
In reality, schools make up their curriculum and then call it a BA or BS with basically no guidelines. One schools BA may be the same as anothers BS.
BA - More Liberal Arts
BS - More focused on the Major
In reality, schools make up their curriculum and then call it a BA or BS with basically no guidelines. One schools BA may be the same as anothers BS.
ummm one is supposed to be "technical" whereas the other isn't? You don't see a BS in psychology or anything...generally BS exists only within the school of Engineering and the School of Physical Sciences. However, I do know that UCSD has a "management science major" (ie: econ with a fancy name) that is a BS because one of my friends goes there.
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all i remember the difference between BA and BS in CS was BS had a couple more math/science requirements, and less foreign language requirements
You can get kind of BS in Psychology - but not straight up psych.
There's a BSc in Psych and Cognitive Neuroscience at uni in the UK.
Other subjects like archaeology and i think geography can also be BA/BS(c), it just depends on the focus of the subject (i.e. more on the science or arts side).
BS= $55k starting job out of college. .
BA= Would you like fries with that?
Most BA grads know this, so they usually goto graduate school to save face.
BA= Would you like fries with that?
Most BA grads know this, so they usually goto graduate school to save face.
I actually have a BS in psych from UGA. I believe they might've offered a BA as well; the difference was a few hours of natural sciences in addition to the standard psych requirements...which I was more than able to meet, thanks to my three-year pre-med stint. Good times.
From what I'm seeing here at LSU, they (I think) are phasing out the BA psych major in favor of a BS variant as well.
But in general, a BS basically requires a few less hours of liberal arts and/or foreign language (the history and english majors at UGA needed four semesters; I was only required to take three) and a few more hours of the natural sciences.
fyi,
undergraduate degrees in physics from uc berkeley come as a ba.
i think that it's more up to the school than a hard and fast rule.
undergraduate degrees in physics from uc berkeley come as a ba.
i think that it's more up to the school than a hard and fast rule.
As far as natural/physical sciences go there is no real world difference, you just end up taking a couple different classes. It's all about what the college offers, mine did not offer any BS so everyone got BA.
And yes, you can get a BS in Psychology, depending on the school you to go.
And yes, you can get a BS in Psychology, depending on the school you to go.
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Lifer
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At my school, graduating with a BA required two years (12 credits) of a foreign language, although many people were able to bypass the first year if they took the language in high school.
Graduating with a BS required a summer internship in your field (4 credits) and about 20 credits of additional computer science classes.
Very few people got a BA in computer science at my school unless they were doing a double major.
Graduating with a BS required a summer internship in your field (4 credits) and about 20 credits of additional computer science classes.
Very few people got a BA in computer science at my school unless they were doing a double major.
I got a BS in Accounting. The BS in accounting required a few more math courses than the BA in accounting.
HardcoreRobot
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meh, i graduated wiht a BA and started with more than that.....
BA/BS is more or less meaningless.... i went to a small "liberal arts" school, didn't have an option for a BS. bigger schools will probably catagorize a CS as a BS than a BA -- probably has less arts reqs (i had less arts reqs in my school too -- special clause for math/cs majors since we had more required classes in our majors).
Pretty much. Take it as you will, but an arts degree should less technical and more about teaching the background and aspects of the field, while the science degree is more about making advances in the field and using it for practical reasons.
But as many posters have already said, it's really just a difference of a few classes as most schools.
meltdown75
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Except of course in fields requiring liberal arts...like teaching. And for the fact that statistically few people make 55k a year out of college.
Mermaidman
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A BS usually requires significant amounts of math and/or science classes beyond what you took in high school. Most BA majors require little or almost zero math and science (think an English major).
However, some schools award a BA for comp sci, even though it obviously involves a lot of math, or a BS for psychology, even though it doesn't require too much math or "hard" science.
In general, it is possible to get a high paying job with a BS in a good field, while most people who get BAs tend to have graduate school as a goal (ie, law school, or a phd).
However, some schools award a BA for comp sci, even though it obviously involves a lot of math, or a BS for psychology, even though it doesn't require too much math or "hard" science.
In general, it is possible to get a high paying job with a BS in a good field, while most people who get BAs tend to have graduate school as a goal (ie, law school, or a phd).
Most people don't even know that there is a difference, highly unlikely that your potential employer will or even care.
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