<p>Hi, I’m an IB student and I think I’m likely to meet the requisite full year credit that is granted to IB students who fulfill a certain score. So I was just wondering how does this thing work? DO i completely miss my freshman year and begin classes as a sophomore? And also how many credits are required to graduate from college? Is it a particular score? I’m so confused…And any help would be appreciated on this matter of credits…thanx in advance.</p>
<p>You would start as a regular freshman. In the first few weeks of the semester the registrar goes through all the folders of incoming students and determines how much transfer credit you get. If you get a full year's worth of it, you can apply to have your class standing adjusted. You can do that after a month or after two years, it doesn't matter. (Well, your class standing does matter for traditions and housing but not so much for academics.)</p>
<p>You need at least 32 credits to graduate. Graduating early will limit the amount of electives you have. Ideally you would already have a pretty good idea of what you want to major in because you won't have a lot of time to explore different fields. Definitely tell your adviser during custom's week that you consider graduating early so that you can come up with a good plan to fulfill all your major and distribution requirements in three years. (If your major requires classes to be taken in a certain order, graduating early can be tricky.)</p>
<p>I just wanted to add that even if you get the transfer credit, you don't have to graduate early. I felt I was not clear enough about this in my last post. Having some extra credit provides you with a lot more flexibility. You can for example take a reduced course load in some semester for personal reasons or you could take a semester off (e.g. to do an internship or for personal or health reasons) without postponing graduation. Or you could study abroad, which is rather difficult in most majors when you have to fulfill all major and distribution requirements in 3 years instead of 4.</p>
<p>You can also use the extra credit to fulfill the requirements for a Master's degree in your major; then you would graduate with a Bachelor and a Master's degree in 4 years! This option is called the AB/MA program and available in math, physics, chemistry, psychology, archeology, art history, classics, Greek and French.</p>
<p>b@r!um, thank you for posting that great information. My daughter is looking at Bryn Mawr for Classics and is an IB-diploma candidate. Your post was more helpful and timely than you can possibly know!</p>
<p>Do you also happen to know if the 3 HL courses can include art or if they have to be specific subjects?</p>
<p>I am afraid I do not know more about IB credit than what is stated on the college website, but there do not seem to be any restrictions on the HL subjects as long as your D's grades are high enough. The conditions are spelled out here (scroll down to the bottom paragraph):
AP</a> and IB Credit</p>
<p>If your D might be interested in the AB/MA in Classics, you can find more information about the technicalities of the program here:
The</a> Combined A.B. / M.A. Program</p>
<p>Well, I am glad I could help :)</p>
<p>"Well, I am glad I could help "</p>
<p>You're awesome! Thanks.</p>
<p>thanks a lot</p>