How to write Bachelor degree after name

Upon graduating from college and receiving a degree in their desired field, many people choose to sign their names with the addition of their degree included at the end of their name. For example, doctors typically sign "M.D." or "Ph.D." after their names, depending on what kind of doctorate they have attained. For someone with a Bachelor of Science degree, it is more uncommon to include it after signing your name, however, it is done.

Sign your full name.

Sign "B.Sc." or "B.S." at the end of your name, after a comma. Both designations are used and both are correct.

Step 3

Include the title of your degree if you wish. If you are writing a scholarly paper that will be published, you might want to include the type of B.S. degree you have, especially if it is directly relevant to the topic you are writing about. This will verify your expertise in the subject. For example, if you are publishing a paper relevant to the field of criminal justice, you may wish to sign your name with a "B.S., Criminal Justice" at the end.

The correct way to communicate your degree to employers and others is by using the following formats:

Degree - This is the academic degree you are receiving. Your major is in addition to the degree; it can be added to the phrase or written separately. Include the full name of your degree, major(s), minor(s), emphases, and certificates on your resume.

Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Science Degree
Bachelor of Arts Degree

Examples:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Major: English

Graduate Degrees

Master of Science Degree
Master of Arts Degree
Master of Education Degree
Master of Business Administration

Examples:

Master of Arts Degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures

Master of Education Degree
Specialization: Secondary Education

Double Majors - You will not be receiving two bachelor's degrees if you double major. Your primary major determines the degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science). If you're not fully sure which of your majors is primary, check CheckMarq or call the registrar's office.

Example:

Primary Major: Psychology; Secondary Major: Marketing

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology & Marketing

Example:

Primary Major: Marketing; Secondary Major: Psychology

Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing & Psychology

In a letter, you may shorten your degree by writing it this way:

In May 20XX, I will graduate with my Bachelor's degree in International Affairs.
In December 20XX, I will graduate with my Master's degree in Counseling Education.

Not sure which degree you are graduating with? Here is a list of Undergraduate Majors and corresponding degrees:

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As a Swinburne graduate, you are entitled to add postnominals, which identify your qualification(s) after your name.

This is a guide to help you determine your postnominals (the abbreviated version of your qualification title).

Note: You can only use postnominals once your award has been conferred (that is, you have received your testamur either at a ceremony or in the mail).

Qualification descriptor	Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy	PhD
Doctor	D
Masters Degree	M
Graduate Diploma	GradDip
Graduate Certificate	GradCert
Bachelor Degree	B
Honours	Hons
Associate Degree	AssocDeg
Advanced Diploma	AdvDip
Diploma	Dip
Certificate IV	CertIV
Certificate III	CertIII
Certificate II	CertII
Certificate I	CertI

These study descriptors are for Swinburne-accredited courses only.

Study descriptor	Abbreviation
Accounting	Acc
Accounting Information Systems	AccInfSys
Applied Science	AppSc
Architecture	Arch
Arts	A
Behavioural Studies	BS
Business Administration	BA
Business	Bus
Business Information Systems	BusInfSys
Commerce	Com
Computing	Comp
Corporate Governance	CorporateGovnce
Criminal Justice and Crimonology	CrimJust&Crimnlgy
Design	Des
Dietetics	HlthSc(Diet)
Digital Business Management	DigitalBusMgt
Engineering	Eng
Entrepreneurship and Innovation	EI
Film and Television	F&TV
Finance and Banking	Fin&Bnkg
Financial Planning	FinPlg
Financial Technologies	FinTech
Health Science	HlthSc
Information Systems	InfSys
Information Systems Management	ISM
Information Technology	InfTech
Information Technology Business Analysis	InfTechBusAnalys
Information Technology Project Management	InfTechProjMgt
International Business	IntBus
Laws	LL
Management	Mgt
Multimedia	Mm
Nursing	HlthSc(N)
Physiotherapy	HlthSc(Physio)
Project Management	ProjMgt
Psychology	Psych
Science	Sc
Social Impact	SocImp
Strategic Foresight	SF
Technology	Tech
Technology Management	TechMgt

You can add the field of study to the letters that describe your award, if, for instance, you undertook a specialisation within your degree.

Example: Bachelor of Social Science (Media Studies) equates to BSocSc(Media Studies)

Exceptions: Bachelor of Laws equates to LLB and Master of Laws equates to LLM

The recommended order is the lower qualifications directly after your name, leading to the highest qualifications.

Example: J Smith DipBus, BBus

Institution name

The name of the awarding institution should also follow your academic qualifications. If you hold multiple qualifications from the one institution then you just list it after all of the qualifications from that institution, not after each qualification.

Example: J Smith DipBus, BBus RMIT, MBA, PhD Swinburne

Professional qualifications

If you are a member of a professional association, you may be entitled to include the postnominals for that association after your academic postnominals.

Example: J Smith BEng, PhD, Swinburne, FIEAust

Double degrees and dual awards

Graduates of double degrees or dual awards are entitled to use postnominals for both programs, separated by a slash. In the case of dual awards, the order should commence with the lowest qualification, leading to the highest.

Example: J Smith BSc(Biotechnology)/BBus Swinburne

Honours

Students who have undertaken an honours program, should list this after the qualification and study descriptor, and before the field of study descriptor (if applicable).

Example: J Smith MSc(Hons) (Network Systems) or J Smith BInfTech(Hons)

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