In Latin, Bachelor of Arts is "Baccalaureus Artium."
Bachelor of Science is "Baccalaureus Scientiae."
Alternate forms which are also used are "Artium Baccalaureus" and
"Scientiae Baccalaureus."
"Degree Titles
B.A. (Baccalaureus Artium) (non-science 4-year degree)
B.S. (Baccalaureus Scientiae) (science 4-year degree)-sometimes B.Sc.
M.A. (Magister Artium) (non-science mid-level degree)
M.S. (Magister Scientiae) (science mid-level degree)-sometimes M.Sc.
L.L.D. (Legum Doctor) Lawyer's degree
M.D. (Medicinae Doctor) Medical doctor's degree
Ph.D. (Philosophiae Doctor) Highest academic degree"
Latinisms - Abe's Pagina Domestica
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9601/latinisms.html
"Some Harvard degree abbreviations appear to be backwards because they
follow the tradition of Latin degree names. The undergraduate degrees
awarded by Harvard University are the A.B. and S.B. The A.B. is an
abbreviation for the Latin name for the bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree
'artium baccalaureus.' The S.B., Latin for 'scientiae baccalaureus,'
is the bachelor of science (B.S.). Likewise A.M., equivalent to the
master of arts (M.A.), is Latin for 'artium magister'; and, S.M.,
equivalent to the master of science (M.S.), is Latin for 'scientiae
magister.'
Harvard does not write all degrees backwards, however. Ph.D. is an
abbreviation for the Latin 'philosophiae doctor,' translated as
'doctor of philosophy.' M.D., doctor of medicine, stands for the Latin
'medicinae doctor.' J.D., Latin for 'juris doctor' or 'jurum doctor,'
is the doctor of law or doctor of laws, respectively."
Harvard University: An Explanation of Degree Abbreviations
http://www.commencement.harvard.edu/background/degree_notes.html
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