Student Success
Welcome!
Navigating the complexities of college simultaneous to balancing comprehensive wellness is a challenge. To ensure student success, Bryn Mawr has committed to effectively serve and support the whole student, both in and outside of the classroom, to find that balance. We want our students to thrive academically while also feeling fulfilled in all other aspects of their lives at and beyond the college. Through advising, programming, and mentorship, our student success team is dedicated to supporting them in their holistic journey.
Academic Information and Reminders
- February 5: Hanna Holborn Gray Fellowship deadline. Learn more about Fellowships here.
- February 6: Last day to drop a fifth course at Bryn Mawr and Haverford. Last day to declare Cr/NC for first quarter courses at 5pm.
- February 6: Summer Opportunities Fair: Global & Local, 1:30-3pm, Campus Center
- February 6: Black History Month Open Mic, 8-10pm, Canaday Library
- February 11: Withdrawal deadline for 1st academic quarter courses.
- February 13: Study Abroad application deadline. Learn more here.
- February 13: Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon, 12-3pm, Campus Center
- February 17: Fireside Chat: Graduation and Transition, The Well Multicultural Living Room, 5:30pm-6:30pm
- February 18: Ready to Launch: Decode the Dress Code, 6:30-8:30pm, Dalton 300. Register
- February 19: Unsung Heroes Celebration, 6-8pm, Rhoads Dining Hall. Nominations close February 12. Learn more here.
- February 25: Sophomore Plan PREPARE Workshop in The Well Community Room, 3-4PM
- February 27: Last day to declare Cr/NC for full semester courses at 5pm.
- February 27: Black History Month Keynote speaker, Kenyette Tisha Barnes, 7pm, Great Hall. Click here for Black History Month events.
- March 1: Residential Accommodations deadline. Learn more here.
- March 6: Spring break begins after last class. First quarter (including PE) courses end.
- March 16: Classes resume (8 a.m.). Second quarter (including PE) courses begin.
- March 20: Last day to add a second quarter course.
- March 25: Withdrawal deadline for full-semester courses.
- March 27: Last day to drop a second quarter course.
The Swim Test will be given on the following dates below. Please click on the date to register in Handshake. Please note that the test will begin at the time indicated. Please arrive earlier than the scheduled time so you can check in. You must be in your swimming attire and ready to begin at the time posted below. Don't forget your BMC ID! Click here for information about the Swim Test.
- February 10 at 8:30am
- February 10 at 9am
- February 13 at 12pm
- February 13 at 12:30pm
- March 3 at 8:30am
- March 3 at 9am
The Credit/No Credit option allows students the opportunity to explore the curriculum and take a course they might not have, without the final grade impacting their GPA.
- A student may take four units over four years, not more than one in any semester, under the Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) option.
- Students may not take any courses in their major department under the CR/NC option, but they may use it to take courses towards College Wide Requirements and towards a minor.
- A grade of 1.0 or better will be recorded on the transcript as CR. A grade of 2.0 minimum is needed for the course to complete a College Wide Requirement.
- Once the deadline for sign-up has passed, a student may not sign-up for or reverse the decision or otherwise "uncover the grade," except by declaring a major in the department.
- Bryn Mawr students are bound by Bryn Mawr CR/NC rules, even when the course being taken CR/NC is at Haverford, Swarthmore, or Penn.
- Click here to learn how to declare credit no credit in Bionic.
- Click here for the full Credit/No Credit policy.
The Class Deans hold drop-in hours in Guild from 3-4pm Monday through Thursday. If you need assistance please come to Guild to meet with a Class Dean!
Refer a Student of Concern
If you’re concerned about a student, please utilize this Student of Concern referral form to make a report. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are able to make a referral. Once a referral is made, Student Support Services and/or the appropriate Class Dean will complete outreach to the referred student and invite them to meet in-person, over zoom, or via phone to discuss concerns, resources, and actions to address needs.
If there is an immediate concern for a student’s safety, please contact Campus Safety at 610-526-7911.
Meet the Class Deans
To contact a class dean, please call directly at their contact numbers listed below or contact the front desk of the Undergraduate Dean’s Office at 610-526-5375.
Meet Dean Horvath
Mary Beth Horvath
Associate Dean of the First-Year Experience
Drop-In Hours: Mon. 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Guild Lower Level
610-526-7332
Meet Dean Giess
Melissa Giess
Assistant Dean of the Sophomore Experience
Drop-In Hours: Wed. 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Guild Lower Level
610-526-5369
Meet Dean Roberson-Hornsby
Baru Roberson-Hornsby
Assistant Dean of the Junior Experience
Drop-In Hours: Thurs. 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Guild Lower Level
610-526-5381
Meet Dean Fenimore
Akirah Fenimore
Assistant Dean of the Senior Experience
Drop-In Hours: Tues. 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Guild Lower Level
610-526-5368
For Faculty
The Student Success Office oversees the academic and personal well-being of undergraduates at the College. Faculty work with the Student Success Office on matters ranging from curriculum and registration to the problems encountered by individual students.