Course Planning
Once a year, in late-February through early March, Bryn Mawr College plans the curriculum for the upcoming academic year.
Course Planning Process
In late February and early March of each year, courses for the upcoming academic year must be planned and entered in BiONiC. This will ensure that the course information is accurate in the Catalog and on the website.
Each Spring semester, departments will be asked to enter their planned courses for the upcoming academic year into BiONiC. Departments must provide the following information for each classes to be offered in the upcoming academic year:
- Course to be offered
- Instructor
- Enrollment Limits and Lottery Criteria
- Class Meeting Day/Time (must meet in approved timeblocks)
- Preferred Classroom location
- Topics classes: Topic title and description
In addition to the above, departments should review the course description as well as the approaches met.
Review this PDF for instructions on how to update course descriptions in BiONiC.
Please note: All academic department and program web pages have a “Program Requirements and Opportunities” menu item. The contents of these pages are the Course Catalog for that department/program. The data is a feed directly from Peoplesoft/Bionic.
Once the data has been entered in Bionic, you will be able to use the link below to check your course schedule.
. You will be asked to log in to BiONiC prior to viewing the report.
Course Schedule Review
Approximately one week after course planning information is due, the Registrar's Office will ask the departments to review the scheduled courses for accuracy or any missing information.
The Department Chair, as well as any other faculty member in the department, should review the upcoming term's schedule prior to the publication of the schedule in the TriCo catalog (which occurs one week prior to the start of preregistration). You have access to the courses in your department.
Contact the Registrar's Office with any changes, additions, or deletions. Note: new faculty cannot be added to a course until their hire paperwork is completed by the Provost Office.
. You will be asked to log in to BiONiC prior to viewing the report.
The Program Director, should review the upcoming term's schedule prior to the publication of the schedule in the TriCo catalog (which occurs one week prior to the start of preregistration). Only the program director will have access to the list of courses. If other affiliated faculty should have access, please contact the Registrar's Office.
Courses which previously have counted towards your interdisciplinary majors/minor/concentration are listed. Contact the Registrar's Office with any changes, additions, or deletions. Pay special attention to topics courses, as the current topic may not be a fit for your program.
. You will be asked to log in to Bionic prior to viewing the report.
When are the Updated Courses Available to Students?
In cooperation with the Provost's Office and the Academic Departments, the Registrar's Office produces and maintains the Course Guide in BiONiC for each semester. This information is syndicated in the , the Tri-Co Course Catalog, and on departmental websites.
Please note: The information in the Tri-Co catalog is manually uploaded and there will be a delay from when changes are made in Bionic and when they appear on the Tri-Co and department webpages.
Checking Your Courses in Bionic
The most accurate and up-to-date information about a course is available in BiONiC. You can search by subject, meeting time, instructor, Bryn Mawr Approach to Inquiry, Writing Requirement in the Major, and Interdisciplinary programs. For instructions on using class search, refer to the BiONiC Help for Faculty page.
Contact Us
Office of the Registrar
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: 610-526-5142
Fax: 610-526-5139
registrar@brynmawr.edu