baccalauréat
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thumb|right|A diploma of ; it is issued by the ''recteur d'académie by delegation from the Minister of National Education. The baccalauréat (; ), often known in France colloquially as the bac, is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the lycée'') by meeting certain requirements. Though it has only existed in its present form as a school-leaving examination since Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's implementation on 17 March 1808, its origins date back to the first medieval French universities. According to Frenc
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Overview
- ''Baccalauréat général'' (post-2019)
- ''Baccalauréat technologique''
- ''Baccalauréat professionnel''
- Format
- Weighting system
- ''Le baccalauréat français international''
- ''Baccalauréat général'' (Pre-2019 reform)
- ''Baccalauréat général : série'' ''Littéraire'' (L)
- ''Baccalauréat général : série'' ''Scientifique'' (S)
- ''Baccalauréat général : série'' ''Économique et'' ''Sociale'' (ES)
- Different languages
- Reforms
- Passing and honours
- European section
- Supplemental examination
- See also
- Note
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|A diploma of ; it is issued by the ''recteur d'académie by delegation from the Minister of National Education. The baccalauréat (; ), often known in France colloquially as the bac, is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the lycée'') by meeting certain requirements. Though it has only existed in its present form as a school-leaving examination since Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's implementation on 17 March 1808, its origins date back to the first medieval French universities. According to French law, the baccalaureate is the first academic degree, though it grants the completion of secondary education. Historically, the baccalaureate is administratively supervised by full professors at universities.
Similar academic qualifications exist elsewhere in Europe, variously known as Abitur in Germany, maturità in Italy, bachillerato in Spain, maturita in Slovakia and Czech Republic. There is also the European Baccalaureate, which students take at the end of the European School education.
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