For instance, it was not uncommon to have a rule which said you could not obtain a degree higher than a class higher than your worst mark.

In return for the gift, the college gave him a scholarship to attend the college enabling him to obtain a degree in philosophy.

The original course of study to obtain a degree consisted of just two years, rather than the modern standard of three.

Though he planned to obtain a degree in teaching, a physician-uncle suggested that medicine might offer more involving experiences for an aspiring writer.

However, difficulties were encountered in attempts to obtain the degree.