For new students: Because we recognize that new students may be especially anxious about getting settled in their classes, Confirmation of Registration is held on Thursday and Friday of the first week of classes. Students will be given specific instructions about how to sign up for a Confirmation appointment.
For returning students: Students confirm their registration at the beginning of the second week of the semester. Confirmation is held in Thomas Great Hall. There is a $25 fine for failing to confirm registration on time. Specific instructions are sent by email to students and are posted on the Reminders section of the Student Gateway Page.
At the end of Confirmation of Registration, the add and drop functions of Virtual Bryn Mawr are terminated. Any registration changes made after Confirmation must have the full approval of your dean and the course instructor, and your dean must fill out an add/drop form. In general, adds and drops are discouraged during this period. The one exception is that students have until the end of the third week of the semester to drop a 5th class, no questions asked. Courses which are dropped do not appear on students' transcripts.
BMC Student Handbook 2011-2012
YEAR AT A GLANCE
Semester II (2011-2012)
January 13
Dorms reopen at 12 noon
January 16
Martin Luther King Day: no classes at Bryn Mawr or Haverford
January 17
Classes begin at Bryn Mawr and Haverford
January 24 and 25
Confirmation of Registration
February 3
Last day to drop a fifth course (5pm)
Last day to declare a class Credit/No Credit
for first quarter courses (5pm)
February 24
Last day to declare a course credit/no credit
for full semester courses (5pm)
March 2
Last day of First Quarter spring classes
Spring break begins after last class
March 12
Classes resume
Start of Second Quarter spring classes
April 19
Student Awards Ceremony (6:30pm)
April 27
Last day of classes: all written work due 5pm
April 28-April 30
Review period
April 29
May Day
May 1 –May 11
Examination Period
May 11
Convocation 4pm
May 12
Commencement
May 13
Dorms close at 12 noon