It required (in 1884) passes in three of mathematics, physics, chemistry and geology, and allowed students to go on to take the examination for the Bachelor of Science. As a university-level qualification lying below the bachelor's degree, this is considered to be the world's first associate degree in the modern sense, having been first awarded 25 years prior to the introduction of associate degrees into the US by the University of Chicago. The ASc was withdrawn in 1904. Durham also introduced an "Associate in Theology" (ATh) in 1901, which was only offered in 1901 and 1902. Yorkshire College (now the University of Leeds) offered "Associate in Engineering" and "Associate in Coal Mining" degrees from 1877 and there were thirteen different types of associate degrees offered in British universities in 1927.