baccalaureate
First university degree
Baccalaureate is the degree conferred upon completion of undergraduate study at a college or university—what Americans typically call a bachelor's degree.
The word also refers to a religious service or ceremony held for a graduating class, often the day before commencement, featuring sermons and addresses meant to send graduates into the world with spiritual encouragement.
The baccalaureate service was held in the campus chapel.
In some educational systems, particularly European ones, baccalaureate designates a secondary school examination or diploma.
Act of starting
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- processionFormal moving line
tassel · academic regalia · convocation · rostrum · podium · keynote · pomp and circumstance · march
Degree-seeking college student
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- GPACumulative academic score
- honorsRecognition for achievement
summa · magna · cum laude · major · minor · credits · coursework · electives
Completing academic requirements formally
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- culminationHighest or final point
- capstoneTopmost stone of structure
- thresholdPoint of beginning
transition · accomplishment · completion · landmark · turning point · breakthrough · passage · conclusion
Aid or maintenance
- sermonClergy's worship address
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
chapel · interfaith · prayer · hymn · clergy · scripture · worship · spiritual
commencement
Act of starting
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
procession · tassel · academic regalia · convocation · rostrum · podium · keynote · pomp and circumstance · march · alma mater
undergraduate
Degree-seeking college student
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- GPACumulative academic score
honors · summa · magna · cum laude · major · minor · credits · coursework · electives · prerequisites
graduation
Completing academic requirements formally
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- culminationHighest or final point
- capstoneTopmost stone of structure
threshold · transition · accomplishment · completion · landmark · turning point · breakthrough · passage · conclusion · attainment
service
Aid or maintenance
- sermonClergy's worship address
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
blessing · chapel · interfaith · prayer · hymn · clergy · scripture · worship · spiritual · nondenominational
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- qualificationsqualifications, credentials, qualified, competent, eligibility
- school traditionspep rallies, graduation ceremony, school spirit, school dances, homeroom
- academic ceremoniescommencement, convocation, graduation, matriculation, investiture
baccalaureatedoctorate
Highest academic credential awarded
PhD · doctoral degree · master's degree · master's · postgraduate degree
baccalaureateuneducated
Lacking formal instruction
dropout · illiterate · unschooled · high school diploma · GED
- International BaccalaureateGlobal pre-university educational framework