Degrees and Honours

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Honours and degrees are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Honours" instead a noun "Degrees".

Honours noun - A university degree with honors.

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Degrees and honours are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Degrees" instead a noun "Honours".

British university degrees are awarded with one of the following honours classifications: first class, upper second, lower second, third, and ordinary.

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Also, for Bachelor's degrees (well, at some unis, at least), your first two years don't matter at all so long as you do well enough to get into Honours, which is the only thing that counts towards the final degree.

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A similar system is in place for Honours degrees in Australia, with the ranks being First-class, 2A, 2B and 3rd Class (generally referred to as just Honours, rather than "Honours 2A" for example).

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