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Under the new British system, and those influenced by it, such as the Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong, Irish, Indian, Jordanian, Malaysian, Maltese, Nigerian, Sri Lankan, and Singaporean systems, undergraduate degrees are differentiated either as pass degrees (also known in some areas as ordinary degrees) or as Honours Degrees, the latter sometimes denoted by the appearance of "(Hons)" after the degree abbreviation.[citation needed]

An honours degree generally requires a higher academic standard than a pass degree, and in Maltese, Singaporean, Australian, Pakistani, New Zealand, Scottish, Sri Lankan, Malaysian, South African and some Canadian universities an extra year of study.

Previously in the UK Polytechnics, an honours degree took one more year of study than an ordinary degree. This still applies in Scotland, but in England most first degrees not leading to professions such as law, medicine, dentistry etc. are now assumed to be honours degrees, although ordinary degrees are still offered by some institutions.

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Uma outra solução seria "Escola de Bacharelado com Distinção", que é como se traduz em francês.