Accelerated Graduation
Some students enter Bryn Mawr having already earned some credits through exams such as Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, A levels, and the like. If you enter Bryn Mawr with at least eight credits, you may want to consider accelerating your graduation. If you are interested in this, you should discuss this option with your dean and faculty members in any departments you are considering majoring in. Most commonly, students who do accelerate enter Bryn Mawr with a good idea of their majors and with credit for first-year courses in those fields The Special Cases Committee must approve all requests for accelerated graduation. .
Students who plan to complete the degree in seven semesters may work out the details with their deans and need not petition the Committee. Such students do not accelerate officially and will receive their degrees in May with their classmates.
Many other students will choose to complete eight full semesters at Bryn Mawr in order to take full advantage of the resources and opportunities here.
BMC Student Handbook 2012-2013
January 18
Dorms open at noon
January 21
Martin Luther King Day (No Classes)
January 22
First day of classes
PE registration begins
January 23-24
Language Proficiency Exams
January 28
PE classes begin
January 28-30
Confirmation of Registration for all students
Guild Hall -- 3rd floor
February 8
Last day to sign up for Credit/No Credit for first-quarter classes
Last day to drop a fifth class
March 1
Last day to sign up for Credit/No Credit for semester classes
March 8
First-quarter (including PE) classes end
Spring break begins after last class
March 18
Spring break ends at 8a.m.
Second-quarter classes (including PE) begin
March 22
Last day to add a second quarter class
March 27
Last day to drop a second quarter class
April 5
Last day to sign up for Credit/No Credit for second quarter classes
April 5 - 12
Language Proficiency Exams
April 8
Preregistration for Fall 2013 begins
April 19
Preregistration for Fall 2013 ends
May 3
Last day of classes
May 5
May Day
May 4-May 5
Review Period
May 6
Final examinations begin
May 11
Final examinations end for seniors
May 17
Final examinations end for other students
May 18
Commencement
May 19
Dorms close at noon