| In your search for a college and decision on a major, | | | | degree programs can last 3-4 years in length, and can |
| you may have also chosen to enroll in a bachelor's | | | | be found as both online and on-campus formats. |
| degree program. In many cases, the topic of study | | | | A Bachelor of Sciences degree can also take 3-4 |
| you've chosen can be found in two different | | | | years in length depending on the academic program |
| undergraduate bachelor's degree forms: a Bachelor of | | | | and can also be found online and on-campus. In most |
| Arts (BA), and a Bachelor of Sciences (BS). | | | | cases, majors within this field of study are more |
| If they are both bachelor's degrees, why have two | | | | related to the fields of science and mathematics. |
| different kinds? Are they worth the same? Which is | | | | Degrees that are offered in a Bachelor of Science |
| better for me? | | | | format include computer science, natural sciences, |
| A Bachelor of Arts degree applies to majors in the | | | | engineering and mathematics. It can also be found in |
| school of liberal arts and sciences. Majors in this | | | | the fields of law, business, and architecture. |
| specific degree program include philosophy, humanities, | | | | Regardless of which type of degree program you |
| history, communications, political science, and foreign | | | | choose, as long as the school is legitimately accredited, |
| languages. Bachelor of Arts degrees are completely | | | | the degree will be worth all of the hard work and |
| legitimate as long as they are awarded by regionally or | | | | money spent on a college education. |
| nationally recognized accrediting institutions. These | | | | |