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  2. Honour - Wikipedia

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    Honour (Commonwealth English) or honor (American English; see spelling differences) is a quality of a person that is of both social teaching and personal ethos, that manifests itself as a code of conduct, and has various elements such as valour, chivalry, honesty, and compassion.

  3. Honours degree - Wikipedia

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    In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, bachelor's degrees are normally awarded "with honours" after three years of study. [20] The bachelor's degree with honours meets the requirements for a higher education qualification at level 6 of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in full, [21] and is a first-cycle, end-of-cycle award on the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher ...

  4. Honors student - Wikipedia

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    A third meaning is a postgraduate with Honors or cum honored degree, which is (part of) an academic degree itself, e.g. the one-year Bachelor with Honors degree in Australia, the one-year Baccalaureatus Cum Honore degree in Canada or the four-year integrated Master with Honors degree in Scotland.

  5. Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

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    As the head of state, the Sovereign is the fount of honour, [1] but the system for identifying and recognising candidates to honour has changed considerably over time. . Various orders of knighthood have been created (see below) as well as awards for military service, bravery, merit, and achievement which take the form of decorations or

  6. British undergraduate degree classification - Wikipedia

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    A bachelor's degree can be an honours degree (bachelor's with honours) or an ordinary degree (bachelor's without honours). Honours degrees are classified, usually based on a weighted average (with higher weight given to marks in the later years of the course, and often zero weight to those in the first year) of the marks gained in exams and other assessments.

  7. Honors colleges and programs - Wikipedia

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    An honors program is an undergraduate program in an institute of higher education in the United States providing exceptional scholars with supplemental or alternative curricular and non-curricular programs, privileges, special access, scholarships, and distinguished recognition.

  8. Honorary degree - Wikipedia

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    The honoris causa doctorate received by Jimmy Wales from the University of Maastricht (2015). An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

  9. Latin honors - Wikipedia

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    cum laude (English: / k u m ˈ l aʊ d eɪ /), meaning "with praise", typically awarded to graduates in the top 20%, 25%, or 33% of their class, depending on the institution. [2] [3] magna cum laude (/ ˈ m æ ɡ n ə /), meaning "with great praise", typically awarded to graduates in the top 5%, 10%, or 15% of their class, depending on the ...