Bryn Mawr College

For Faculty: Major Advising Timetable for Faculty

 

To help students choose a major,

• the Dean’s Office holds conversations during Sophomore Week (late October / Early November) to talk about the issues to keep in mind when choosing a major.
• Faculty hold major teas during the four weeks that follow fall break and the four weeks that follow spring break to meet with prospective majors.

Major advisers might expect to see sophomores who want to create a major plan at any of the following times:

• in November (for students who plan to study abroad during the junior year at a non-approved or year-long program,  in order to submit their study abroad applications in mid-December), or
• in January or early February (for students who plan to study abroad during the junior year at an approved program, in order to submit their study abroad applications in mid-February), or
• in March or early April (for students who plan to remain at Bryn Mawr for the junior year, in order to get their majors recorded before preregistration.)  Majors declared after preregistration ends are unlikely to be taken into consideration for lotteries.

Faculty who agree to sponsor an independent major should advise students and submit letters of support

• by the first Friday of the spring semester (for students who want to study abroad), or
• by the fourth Friday of the spring semester (for students who plan to remain at Bryn Mawr for their junior years.)

Major advisers should expect to see their advisees in person and sign off on their registration forms at the following times.  Please note that the Dean’s Office collects forms but does not track student compliance.  Instead, we urge major advisers to keep track of students and to follow up with them directly.

• during November preregistration for the spring semester, and
• during April preregistration for the fall semester and
• during the first week of each semester, if
• the advisee has dropped or added any courses in their major, or
• the advisee was away from the college during preregistration.