third-class honours degree

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• honours degree — honours de.gree n a British university degree that is above the basic level in one or two particular subjects first/second/third class honours degree joint honours degree (=a degree in two main subjects) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• third-class — 1) ADJ: ADJ n A third class degree is the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n In the past, the third class accommodation on a train or ship was the cheapest and least comfortable accommodation …   English dictionary

• third-class — UK / US adjective 1) relating to a very cheap and low standard of travel on trains and ships in the past 2) a third class degree is the lowest type of honours degree that you can get from a university in the UK or Australia 3) of very low quality …   English dictionary

• third class — UK / US noun Word forms third class : singular third class plural third classes 1) [countable] the lowest mark that you can get for an honours degree from a university in the UK or Australia 2) [uncountable] a very cheap and low standard of… …   English dictionary

• degree — noun 1 measurement of angles VERB + DEGREE ▪ rotate, spin, turn ▪ I turned the wheel 90 degrees, PREPOSITION ▪ through … degrees ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Bachelor's degree — A bachelor s degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. It may also be the name of a postgraduate degree, such as a… …   Wikipedia

• British degree abbreviations — Degree abbreviations are used as an alternative way to specify an academic degree instead of spelling out the title in full, such as in reference books like Who s Who and on business cards. Many degrees have more than one abbreviation. Overview… …   Wikipedia

• third — UK [θɜː(r)d] / US [θɜrd] 1) in the place or position counted as number 3 the third of August Mary finished third. 2) one of 3 equal parts of something At least two thirds of the class will attend the play. 3) the lowest mark for an honours degree …   English dictionary

• British undergraduate degree classification — The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for undergraduate degrees (bachelor s degrees and integrated master s degrees) in the United Kingdom. The system has been applied (sometimes with significant variations)… …   Wikipedia

• Academic degree — An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed …   Wikipedia

• Lambeth degree — Lambeth degrees are academic degrees conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury under the authority of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 (25 Hen VIII c 21) (Eng) as successor of the papal legate in England. The degrees conferred most commonly… …   Wikipedia