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using the word 'granted' is an odd phrasing here
by joeblow9999 6y ago
using the word 'granted' is an odd phrasing here
- eesmith 6y agoHow so? The terminology is centuries old. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree , which mentions things like "The Archbishop of Canterbury's right to grant degrees is derived from Peter's Pence Act of 1533 which empowered the Archbishop to grant dispensations previously granted by the Pope") Or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_degree#History_of_professional_degrees_in_North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_degree#History_of... - "The M.B. or Bachelor of Medicine was the first medical degree to be granted in the United States and Canada." Or for a university, http://catalog.yale.edu/gsas/degree-granting-departments-programs/ http://catalog.yale.edu/gsas/degree-granting-departments-pro... - "Degree-Granting Departments and Programs".