Usage: usually capitalized B&A
1. : the recipient of a bachelor's degree which usually signifies that the recipient has passed a certain number of courses in the humanities — abbr. B.A., A.B.
became a Bachelor of Arts after only three years of university attendance
requires a year of Latin of the Bachelors of Arts
2. : the degree making one a Bachelor of Arts — abbr. B.A., A.B.
require a Bachelor of Arts of all highschool teachers
get an A.B. in classics
get a B.A. in history