What is a Bachelor’s Degree

During the Renaissance graduates were decorated with berried branches of bay, an ancient symbol of highest honor. From this custom derives the French word baccalauréat (from the Latin bacca, a berry, and laureus, of the bay laurel), and, by modification, the term “bachelor” in referring to one who holds a university degree.

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