Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin "baccalaureus") or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin "baccalaureatus") is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years (depending on institution and academic discipline). In some institutions and educational systems, some bachelor's degrees can only be taken as graduate or postgraduate degrees after a first degree has been completed. In countries with qualifications frameworks, bachelor's degrees are normally one of the major levels in the framework (sometimes two levels where non-honours and honours bachelor's degrees are considered separately), although some qualifications titled bachelor's degrees may be at other levels (e.g. MBBS) and some qualifications with non-bachelor's titles may be classified as bachelor's degrees (e.g. the Scottish MA and Canadian MD).
Undergraduate Colleges of Stony Brook University
Although the undergraduate colleges are targeted to first year students, it is possible to stay involved beyond the first year if students so choose. As upperclassmen, students may become "Fellows" for their undergraduate college where they are expected to help out at new student orientation, TA a UGC 101 class, and put on programs for the freshmen students in the college. Students may also become Interns for the college or Resident Assistants in the UGCs quad, so they may put on events around the college, among other activities.