The Four Year Picture
Students may receive credit for honor scores on Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and other exams. Students who matriculate in August 2011 or later may count this credit towards the 32 units needed to graduate, but not towards general education requirements (eg, the Emily Balch Seminar, the Approaches to Inquiry, or the Quantitative or Foreign Language requirements). However, students who matriculated in January, 2011 or earlier may use credit from these exams to satisfy the Foreign Language Requirement, the Quantitative Requirement, and at most one course requirement from each of the three divisions. Bryn Mawr gives credit as follows:
A.P. Exam |
Honor Grade Required at BMC |
Amount of Credit |
Requirement Satisfied (for students who entered in Jan., 2011 or earlier) |
Art : History |
5 |
2 units |
one Div. III |
Art : Studio |
5 |
1 unit |
one Div. III |
Biology |
4 |
2 units |
one Div. II (Lab) |
( A student may choose to opt out of two quarters of the Bio 110-113 series if she earned a 4 or 5 on AP Biology exams. The decision about which if any quarters to opt out of should be in made in consultation with the Biology faculty and the pre-medical adviser, if appropriate.) |
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Calculus AB |
4 |
1 unit |
Quantitative Requirement and one Div. II |
Calculus BC |
4 |
2 units |
Quantitative Requirement and aone Div. II |
AB Subscore on Calculus BC Exam |
4 |
1 units |
Quantitative Requirement and one Div. II |
Chemistry |
4 |
2 units |
Quantitative Requirement and one Div. II |
| Chinese Language | 1 unit | Language Requirement | |
Computer Science A |
-- |
none |
-- |
Computer Science AB |
4 |
1 unit |
one Div. I |
Economics : Micro |
4 |
1 unit |
one Div. I |
Economics : Macro |
4 |
1 unit |
one Div. I |
(The Economic Department will waive the Econ 105 prerequisite for students who score a 5 on both the Microeconomics and Macroeconomics AP exams or a 6 or 7 on the Economics Higher level Exam of the International Baccalaureate. The waiver does not count as course credit toward the major or minor; majors and minors receiving advanced placement must still take a total of 10 and 6 courses in economics, respectively. Students qualifying for advanced placement should see the department chair to obtain approval for the waiver and for advice on planning their course work in economics.) |
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English : Language and Comp or Lit and Comp |
5 |
2 units |
-- |
Environmental Science |
5 |
1 unit |
one Div II |
French Language |
5 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement |
French Literature |
5 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement and one Div. III |
German Language |
4 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement |
Government & Politics: Comparative |
5 |
1 unit |
one Div. I |
Government & Politics: U.S. |
5 |
1 unit |
one Div. I |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | 5 | 1 unit | one Div. I |
History: European |
5 |
2 units |
one Div. III |
History: U.S. |
5 |
2 units |
one Div. III |
Human Geography |
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| Japanese Language | 5 |
1 unit | Language requirement |
Latin: Vergil |
4 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement and one Div. III |
Latin: Literature |
4 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement and one Div. III |
Music Theory |
5 |
1 unit |
one Div. III |
Physics B |
4 |
2 units |
one Div. II (Lab) and Quantitative Requirement |
( A student may take PHYS 101-102 or 121-122, and not lose credit for the AP Exam. Students may not ordinarily place out of PHYS 121-122. ) |
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Physics C: Mech |
4 |
1 unit |
one Div. II (Lab) and Quantitative Requirement |
( This AP Exam exempts a student from PHYS 101. She may not take this course. A student may take PHYS 121-122 and not lose credit for the AP Exam. Students may not ordinarily place out of PHYS 121-122.) |
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Physics C: Elec & Mag |
4 |
1 unit |
one Div. II (Lab) and Quantitative Requirement |
( This AP Exam exempts a student from PHYS 102. She may not take this course. A student may take PHYS 121-122 and not lose credit for the AP Exam. Students may not ordinarily place out of PHYS 121-122.) |
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Psychology |
5 |
1 unit |
one Div. I |
Spanish: Language |
5 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement |
Spanish: Literature |
5 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement and one Div. III |
Statistics |
4 |
1 unit |
Quantitative Requirement |
World History |
5 |
2 units |
One Div. I or III |
INTERNATIONAL BACCCALAUREATE (IB)
Students who present the full International Baccalaureate with a score of 30 or better and honor scores in three higher-level exams (6 and 7 in English, French, History and Spanish; 5, 6, and 7 in other subjects) normally receive one year's credit; those with a score of 35 or better, but with honor scores in fewer than three higher-level exams, receive two units of credit for each honor score in higher-level exams plus two for the exam as a whole; those with a score of less than 30 receive two units of credit for each honor score in a higher-level exam.
A-LEVELS (General Certificate of
Education)
For advanced exams only, each grade of A, B, C, is
awarded 2 units of credit. The exception is for Economics, in which a
student must earn an A or B on the exam.
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
April 30 – May 11
Examination Period
May 11
Convocation 4pm
May 12
Commencement
May 13
Dorms close at 12 noon