<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Sorry if this is a dumb question, but can I get a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Pomona College?
The "College" in their name makes it sound like I can only get an AA degree.
Also, can I get a Master's or PhD degree from them?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Bachelor’s, yes: [Pomona</a> College - Computer Science](<a href=“http://www.cs.pomona.edu/]Pomona”>http://www.cs.pomona.edu/)</p>
<p>Graduate degrees, no.</p>
<p>Phew, thanks!</p>
<p>“College” usually implies an undergraduate-only institution in the liberal arts. “University” implies that graduate degrees are also offered. There will be exceptions, e.g., Boston College, Dartmouth College.</p>
<p>does dartmouth offer graduate programs? I think college just means undergrad aka bachelors, not necessarily bachelors only in liberal arts</p>
<p>Yes, Dartmouth offers grad programs: [Dartmouth</a> Graduate Studies](<a href=“http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gradstdy/]Dartmouth”>http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gradstdy/).</p>
<p>Stand-alone colleges are usually focused on undergraduate liberal arts; however, “college” actually designates that the entity is focused on one line of study, usually within a university, e.g., College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Medicine.</p>
<p>Does Pomona College offer a BS in Biology?</p>
<p>Pomona awards only BAs.</p>
<p>Posted on the other related thread, but repeated, here…</p>
<p>More than a third of Pomona students major in /graduate from the sciences and mathematics areas and yes, they only offer the Bachelor of Arts. That signals a general education program and expectation not of a narrow focus but of some curricular breadth and the expectation of developing cross disciplinary skills and thinking. </p>
<p>The opportunities for research and faculty engagement at Pomona and a small handful of top notch LACs have produced very well educated science grads who go on at a disproportionately high rate to graduate school in the sciences and medicine, especially when compared to universities, including those with an Ivy label. National Science Foundation stats about sources of undergraduate degrees for PhD holders back this up.</p>