Bachelor of Arts

==Degrees in North America==
===Canada===
Education in Canada is controlled by the provinces and can be very different depending on the province. While all Canadian universities offer four-year degrees, it is not uncommon, depending on the province and the university for a three-year general degree to also be offered as an option. In many universities and colleges, Bachelor of Arts degrees are differentiated either as BA or as honours BA degrees. Honours programs require more education than non-honours programs, typically a specialization beyond the requirements of a BA, and can often be used as a gateway to a Ph.D. program, bypassing a master's degree.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===United States===
Along with the [[Bachelor of Science]] (B.S.), the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) is the most commonly granted degree in the US. A B.A.<ref name=":03"/> degree is earned after the completion of four years of [[undergraduate]] college level study. The Bachelor of Science is abbreviated with periods i.e., B.S., and the Bachelor of Arts is abbreviated as B.A.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Communication and Marketing: Grammar: Degrees and Dates: Academic degrees |url=https://ualr.edu/communications/grammar-degrees-and-dates/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=www.ualr.edu|archive-date=June 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621105706/https://ualr.edu/communications/grammar-degrees-and-dates/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Michigan University, Writing Style, Academic Degrees |url=https://wmich.edu/writing/rules/degrees |url-status=live |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=www.wmich.edu|date=9 November 2012 |archive-date=June 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621105716/https://wmich.edu/writing/rules/degrees}}</ref>  Most US colleges and universities offer undergraduate programs.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}