Hi! I just was wondering if anyone knew why the University of Colorado Boulder has only the option for Bachelor of Arts degrees for most of their majors? I have noticed that even for most of their science majors, excluding the engineering majors, they only have the option for a BA instead of a Bachelor of Science (BS) too. I am just curious if anyone else has noticed this and knew why this is the case? Thank you!
Because most of the science degrees are in the College of Arts and Sciences, which is more of a liberal arts type college. BS is for more in depth study, which is why Engineering and Business receive BS degrees. It really makes no difference.
Okay, thank you!
I think the difference between a BS and a BA at U of Colorado is about four classes. If you look, a student can earn a BS or a BA in computer science at CU Boulder. If you earn the BA , you need 4 more humanities classes. So I agree its not really a big difference at CU. It used to be, ages ago, that our Colorado School of Mines, and Colorado State were both the colleges for the “engineers” . That has changed with CU hiring in a Georgia Tech Dean of Engineering, and the ranks of CU Engineering now surpass other in state options in both aerospace engineering, and maybe chemical and biological engineering. Also, CU Physics is world class program and thats a Bachelors of Arts program, but still one of the best physics departments in the nation.
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