Bryn Mawr College

Managing Your Academic Life

Regular Academic Procedures
Everything the typical student needs to know in a typical semester: from registering for courses at the beginning of the semester to interpreting grades at the semester’s end, and lots in between.

Academic Support
Most students experience intellectual growing pains during their time at college. Here you’ll find information about a variety of services Bryn Mawr offers to support and develop your study strategies, including the writing center, peer mentors and tutors, and study-skills specialists.

Extensions, Withdrawals, and other Special Arrangements
Students get sick; personal and family emergencies occur. Here's the information you need when you are confronted with a significant obstacle.

The 4-year Picture
Earning a college degree requires advance planning. Learn about what the degree takes, what you may already have done (through AP, IB, and other exams), how to take courses away from Bryn Mawr, majors, minors, taking time off, and more.

Expanding your Academic Options
When you want or need something different from just an ordinary course – or just an ordinary degree – there are options. Praxis courses, independent study, 3-2 programs, and more.

Important Note: These web pages provide some basic information and advice, as well as links to other online sources of information. In many places you will also be referred to the Catalog. In general, the Catalog represents official policies, whereas the web pages strive to present information and advice in an accessible and easily understood way.

Students taking courses at Haverford should familiarize themselves with Haverford's academic regulations as published in the Course Guide and the Haverford Catalog. For any matter concerned with the conduct of a particular course, students are bound by the professor's requirements and the regulations of the campus on which the class is conducted.

Academic policies and regulations are inherently complex. Do your best to educate yourself, but when in doubt, consult your dean, major adviser, or other relevant source.