A second class honours degree is a British undergraduate degree classification. Basically, it is a grading system used to gauge the level of degree reached in an undergraduate college setting in the United Kingdom (as well as some other countries.) Many jobs offered in the UK now require at least a second class honours degree to be considered for employment. Second class honours, Upper Division
. is usually abbreviated or referred to as 2:1. A link to more information on this can be viewed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_undergraduate_degree_classification