bachelor’s degreen. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete the undergraduate curriculum. Also called baccalaureate.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bach?elor’s degree` n. a degree awarded by a college or university to a person who has completed undergraduate studies. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.bachelor’s degreeAn academic degree awarded by a college or university to someone who has completed an undergraduate course of study.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited