<P> In Scotland, all undergraduate degrees with Honours must be of four - year duration . Students can choose to do the Honours degree or the general (or pass / ordinary) degree . The first two years of both types of degrees are the same; however, after that, students who pursue the Honours route will complete more advanced subjects and a dissertation in their last year, while students who choose to do the general degree will complete their third year at a lower level of specialisation . </P> <P> Entry into the Honours year in Scotland is generally not restricted and students are encouraged to take the Honours year as the general / ordinary / pass degree does not provide the same level of depth and specialisation . </P> <P> Students enrolling in the Honours program but failing to achieve the required academic merit for Honours are awarded a pass / ordinary / general degree . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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