▁of ▁study . ▁Stud ents ▁can ▁also ▁attend ▁a ▁university ▁for ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁( BA ), ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁( B Sc ), ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Com merce ▁( B Com ) ▁or ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration ▁( B BA ) ▁degree ▁courses . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁Bach elor ▁courses ▁available : ▁Pass ▁or ▁Hon ours . ▁Pass ▁degree ▁requires ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁study ▁and ▁students ▁normally ▁read ▁three ▁optional ▁subjects ▁( such ▁as ▁chem istry ▁or ▁econom ics ) ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁almost ▁equal ▁number ▁of ▁comp uls ory ▁subjects ▁( such ▁as ▁English ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁studies ). ▁Hon ours ▁degree ▁requires ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁study , ▁and ▁students ▁normally ▁special ize ▁in ▁a ▁chosen ▁field ▁of ▁study , ▁such ▁as ▁bio chem istry ▁( B Sc ▁H ons . ▁Bio chem istry ). ▁ ▁Qu atern ary ▁education ▁Many ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁programs ▁only ▁require ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁of ▁study . ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁( Ph D ) ▁education ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁in ▁selected ▁areas ▁and ▁is ▁usually ▁purs ued ▁after ▁ear ning ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁degree . ▁Stud ents ▁purs uing ▁Ph D ▁degrees ▁must ▁choose ▁a ▁specific ▁field ▁and ▁a ▁university ▁that ▁is ▁doing ▁research ▁work ▁in ▁that ▁field . ▁ ▁Re put ed ▁instit utes ▁L ah ore ▁hosts ▁some ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁oldest ▁educational ▁instit utes : ▁Government ▁College ▁L ah ore ▁( now ▁Government ▁College ▁University ), ▁established ▁in ▁ 1