A Bachelor of Arts is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years, depending on the country and institution.

• Degree attainment typically takes five or more years in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
• Degree attainment typically takes four years in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the United States, and Zambia.
• Degree attainment typically takes three years in Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Caribbean, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, the Canadian province of Quebec, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and most of the European Union. In Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Russia, three-year BA (associates) courses are also available. A three-year bachelor's degree usually does not qualify the holder for admission to graduate programs in other countries where four-year bachelor degrees are the standard prerequisite.

बैचलर ऑफ आर्ट, बी.ए. कला में एक शैक्षणिक उपाधि है। बैचलर ऑफ आर्ट एक स्नातक का विषय जो तीन या चार सालों में पूर्ण किया जाता है। इसमें कई विषय होते हैं - अंग्रेजी,विज्ञान, सामाजिक तथा इतिहास इत्यादि। इन देशों में 3 सालों का पाठ्यक्रम उपलब्ध है - यूरोपियन यूनियन, ऑस्ट्रेलिया, अल्बानिया, हर्जगोविनीया, बोसिना, भारत, न्यूज़ीलैण्ड, ईजराइल, आईलैण्ड, नार्वे,सिंगापुर, दक्षिण अफ्रिका, वेस्ट इंडिज़, स्विटर्जलैण्ड तथा कनाडा। इन देशों में 4 सालों का कोर्स उपलब्ध है - अफ़ग़ानिस्तान, लेबनान, अरमेनिया, यूनान, बांग्लादेश, अज़रबैजान, इजिप्ट, ईरान, जापान, नाईजीरिया, सर्बिया, पाकिस्तान, फ़िलीपिंस, थाईलैण्ड, रूस, आयरलैण्ड, ईराक, दक्षिण कोरिया, तुनुसिया, कुवैत तथा तुर्की।