Bryn Mawr College

College-Wide Degree Requirements

Thirty-two units are required for the A.B. degree, of which twenty-four must ordinarily be completed in residence. Each student is required to complete a set of college-wide requirements and to complete a major. Information regarding major requirements may be found on each department's website and in the College Catalog. The Class of 2015 is the first admitted under the new requirements recently approved by the faculty. 

 

Each student must meet the requirements in place when she matriculated at the College. These may be found in the Catalog from the student's first year at Bryn Mawr. You must attain a grade of 2.0 or higher in any course used to satisfy these requirements. All college-wide requirements are to be completed by the end of the junior year.

 

In the spring of their freshman year, students meet with their deans to assess their progress towards completing their degree and to create a tentative plan to complete their college-wide requirements by the end of the junior year.  In addition, the "requirements report" available through the student services center of Virtual Bryn Mawr helps a student keep track of how many credits she has earned, what requirements she has met, etc. Students are also encouraged to use the downloadable checklists provided here; consult your dean if you have questions. Remember that ultimately it is your repsonsibility as a student to make sure you are fulfilling these requirements. 

 

Note: Transfers and McBrides are bound by the requirements in place when they matriculated regardless of their graduation date. Transfers admitted in Fall 2004 and after are exempt from the Emily Balch Seminar requirement. McBrides must complete a designated Emily Balch Seminar.

For students who entered Fall 2011, with expected graduation of 2015

For students who entered Fall 2010, with expected graduation of 2014

For students who entered Fall 2009, with expected graduation of 2013

For students who entered Fall 2008, with expected graduation of 2012

 

In order to monitor her completion of her major, a student should keep her copy of the major work plan that she fills out with her major adviser in the spring of her sophomore year. This plan should constitute a checklist of major requirements. Students should consult with their major advisers before preregistering for courses each semester and must have their major advisers sign their preregistration print-outs.

Residency Requirement

Each student is expected to complete six full-time semesters and earn a minimum of 24 academic units while in residence at Bryn Mawr. These may include courses taken at Haverford, Swarthmore, and Penn during the academic year. They also include Bryn Mawr summer courses, taken at Bryn Mawr. The senior year must be spent in residence. Seven of the last 16 units must be earned in residence.

For transfer students admitted with junior class standing, the residency requirement is correspondingly adjusted from twenty-four to sixteen units.

Note: "Residency" refers to being registered at Bryn Mawr for a given semester. For the purposes of the residency requirement, a student may live off-campus.

 

Exceptions

All requests for exceptions to the above regulations are presented to the Special Cases Committee for approval. If you think a case can be made for an exception, consult your dean.