1620s, "university degree of a bachelor," from Modern Latin baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus "student with the first degree," alteration of Medieval Latin baccalarius "one who has attained the lowest degree in a university, advanced student lecturing under his master's supervision but not yet having personal license" (altered by folk etymology or word-play, as if from bacca lauri "laurel berry," laurels being awarded for academic success).
The Medieval Latin word is of uncertain origin; perhaps ultimately from Latin baculum "staff" (see bacillus), which the young student might carry. Or it might be a re-Latinization of bachelor in its academic sense.
In modern U.S. usage, baccalaureate usually is short for baccalaureate sermon (1864), a religious farewell address to a graduating class at an American college, from the adjectival sense "pertaining to the university degree of bachelor."
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1. Tiientsin art college baccalaureate, Hongkong university and Hongkong manufacture corporation build.
天津美术学院学士学位, 香港理工大学和香港制衣企业研修.
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2. Objective To a standard for establishment of nursing baccalaureate program.
目的构建我国护理学本科专业设置标准.
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3. A bioscience curriculum planning is presented baccalaureate nursing education.
提出我国本科护理教育的生物医学课程计划.
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4. Graduation of university undergraduate course is baccalaureate!
大学本科毕业就是学士学位!
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5. What's the difference between a commencement a baccalaureate?
