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Baccalaureate or Bachelor's Degree: A type of undergraduate degree. Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 semester credits. Some specific degrees are: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.). A student attending full time each semester (a minimum of 15 semester credit hours) could complete a bachelor's degree in eight semesters or four years.

BAS: Business Administration Scale for family child care providers

BUILD Initiative (Building Early Learning Systems in the States): A multi-state partnership promoting positive development of young children from birth to five years of age by providing incentives for states to develop comprehensive early learning systems available to all families.

 

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Gateways to Opportunity is funded by public and private support including the McCormick Foundation, the Grand Victoria Foundation,    


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