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Bachiller y Licenciado

English translation: Bachelor's Degree and Professional License

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Spanish term or phrase:Bachiller y Licenciado
English translation:Bachelor's Degree and Professional License
Entered by: Christina Green

21:47 Sep 21, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Education
Spanish term or phrase: Bachiller y Licenciado
Estoy traduciendo dos diplomas de Perú, ambos otorgados a la misma persona, con un año de diferencia. El primero es como Bachiller en ciencias administrativas y el segundo como Licenciado en Administración. Bachiller en Perú es cuando alguien se gradúa de la universidad pero no ha entregado la tesis de grado, por lo que en este caso no puede ser High School Graduate. Se me ocurre que el primero es un "minor" y el segundo un "major". ¿A alguien se le ocurre algo? Mil gracias por adelantado.
Christina Green
United States
Local time: 23:59
Bachelor's Degree and Professional License
Explanation:
In Peru, unlike most countries, "bachiller" is the first university degree.

Mike :)

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Note added at 5 mins (2003-09-21 21:52:30 GMT)
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I was a student in Peru (Universidad Católica in Lima, Peru) and my wife for 18 years (until dying in 1993) was Peruvian.

Oxford Dictionary

bachiller mf
a (de la escuela secundaria) þhigh school graduate (in US), þschool leaver with A levels (in UK)
b (Per) (licenciado) university graduate

Mike :)

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Note added at 6 mins (2003-09-21 21:53:52 GMT)
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It is NOT major and minor. It is the full blown degree without the professional license.

Mike :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 00:59
Grading comment
Thanks for your valuable help! Christina
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Bachelor's Degree and Professional License


Explanation:
In Peru, unlike most countries, "bachiller" is the first university degree.

Mike :)

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Note added at 5 mins (2003-09-21 21:52:30 GMT)
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I was a student in Peru (Universidad Católica in Lima, Peru) and my wife for 18 years (until dying in 1993) was Peruvian.

Oxford Dictionary

bachiller mf
a (de la escuela secundaria) þhigh school graduate (in US), þschool leaver with A levels (in UK)
b (Per) (licenciado) university graduate

Mike :)

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Note added at 6 mins (2003-09-21 21:53:52 GMT)
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It is NOT major and minor. It is the full blown degree without the professional license.

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 00:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 412
Grading comment
Thanks for your valuable help! Christina

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: In Perú only, we've checked on it before!
26 mins
  -> thank you, Henry - Mike :)
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