Do You Capitalize Degrees?

Do You Capitalize Degrees?

In text, academic degrees when used in a general sense are not capitalized. (That campus offers bachelor's and master's degrees.) You can also use "bachelor's" and "master's" on its own, but do not capitalize.

Do you capitalize the name of a field of study?

Don't capitalize names of school or college studies, fields of study, majors, minors, curricula or options unless they contain proper nouns when no specific course is referenced. He is studying geology. She is majoring in engineering. The Department of English offers a specialization in creative writing.

Do you capitalize a degree major?

Academic degrees are capitalized only when the full name of the degree is used, such as Bachelor of Arts or Master of Engineering. General references, such as bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree, are not capitalized. ... Do not capitalize the major or academic discipline unless it is part of the formal degree name.

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