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Bachiller (Panama)

English translation: High Shool graduate

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Spanish term or phrase:Bachiller (Panama)
English translation:High Shool graduate
Entered by: Sinead Nicholas

18:38 Jul 16, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Certificates/Diplomas
Spanish term or phrase: Bachiller (Panama)
Does anyone out there know if "Bachiller" in Panama refers to High School or to a Bachelor's degree?
I'm leaning towards Bachelor's because the piece I am translating is from UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMA and "Bachiller en XXX" appears after the word "Titulo". However, in my experience, in most Latin American countries "Bachiller" refers to High School...
Many thanks!
Sinead Nicholas
United States
High Shool graduate
Explanation:
What are you translating from the "Universidad de Panamá"? Because in Panamá "Bachiller" refers to high school. If you receive your diploma from the "Universidad de Panamá" then it would read "Licenciado en..."
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Jacqueline Holder-Farrell
United States
Local time: 11:04
Grading comment
It was a Bachiller on Universidad de Panama letterhead but Licenciado was mentioned further on too, referring to the student's later studies. This threw me off at first but i got it checked and it was High School so thank you!!
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5 +2High Shool graduate
Jacqueline Holder-Farrell
5Bachelor's
Ileana Fernandez Oakes


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Bachelor's


Explanation:
If the piece your are translating indicates about University of Panama, then it is relating to Bachelor's.

I am from Costa Rica, and it is true we also use the word "Bachiller" when we graduate from high school.

Also our university diplomas when we get a BA say "Bachiller en..."

Ileana Fernandez Oakes
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
High Shool graduate


Explanation:
What are you translating from the "Universidad de Panamá"? Because in Panamá "Bachiller" refers to high school. If you receive your diploma from the "Universidad de Panamá" then it would read "Licenciado en..."

Jacqueline Holder-Farrell
United States
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
It was a Bachiller on Universidad de Panama letterhead but Licenciado was mentioned further on too, referring to the student's later studies. This threw me off at first but i got it checked and it was High School so thank you!!

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agree  Hugo Rincón
11 mins
agree  kalungo
1 day 1 hr
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