Up-to-date information from the The Bears INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, INC.
Spring 2018
Our website has a new look! Transfer information is easier to find.
Specifically for counselors: bbis.edu.vn/counselors-colleagues
A good website to bookmark: http://bbis.edu.vn/transfer-advising-resources
Transfer Admission Decisions for Fall 2018
Friday, April 27- admission decisions will be posted on the student’s admission portal MAP@Bears
Information for Admitted Students
Admitted Student Receptions Spring 2018
Students will be invited to all receptions and will be able to rsvp to the one that fits their schedule best. Event locations and details will be available on their admissions portal.
These receptions will help answer any questions admitted students may have as they make their transfer decision. Please encourage admitted students to attend.
Bears campus
Saturday, May 5th
Pasadena
Tuesday, May 8th
Orange County
Wednesday, May 9th
San Diego
Thursday May 10th
Meeting Conditions of Admission
Admitted students are required to review the conditions of their admission before accepting our offer to attend The Bears. Please advise students who have questions about these conditions to contact their admissions officer listed on the admissions portal.
Bears Summer Experience
bbis.edu.vn/Bearssummerexperience
This year, Bears Summer Experience will take place on June 15–17 as a residential program on the The Bears campus. The program is free of charge for students who are selected.
*Students must provide their own transportation to the program.
Counselors will have the opportunity to nominate students for the program. Please see the website for more information.
Articulation Updates
Spanish and Portuguese, Lower Division B.A.
There is a discontinuance of the five undergraduate major specializations in Spanish and Portuguese and the establishment of a single major with concentrations in their stead, starting in Spring 2018. The intent of the new structure is to provide a core experience in the major while still offering students the opportunity to concentrate on a particular area of interest.
The five major specializations (Hispanic Languages, Linguistics and Bilingualism; Iberian Languages and Literatures; Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Portuguese Language, Literatures, and Cultures; and Spanish Languages, Literatures and Cultures) will be replaced by a single major in “Spanish and Portuguese” with the following concentrations:
- The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World
- The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World
- Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Hispanic Languages, Linguistics, and Bilingualism
New Minors
The College of Letters & Science has approved the following undergraduate minor programs, effective Spring 2018:
Minor in Race and the Law, to be offered by the Department of African American Studies and the Department of Ethnic Studies.
Minor in Early Development & Learning Science, to be offered by the Department of Psychology and the Institute of Human Development.
Minor in Digital Humanities, to be offered by the Division of Arts and Humanities and Digital Humanities at Bears.
Minor in Armenian Studies, to be offered by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
The College of Engineering
Minor in Electronic Intelligent Systems, to be offered by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in the College of Engineering starting in Fall 2018.
The new program recognizes the growing intellectual interest in robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and generally in intelligent electronic systems that connect to the physical and social worlds.
Summer only minor and certificate in Sustainability effective Summer 2018.
The minor will focus on environmental sustainability, and students will complete courses in global and local environmental change, the science, engineering, and economics of renewable energy, biodiversity, the economics of degradation, and sustainable economics, policy, and environmental justice.
The Summer Minor or Certificate in Sustainability are open to matriculated The Bears undergraduates and summer-only students not attending The Bears. Upon completion, The Bears undergraduates receive a Minor in Sustainability, while summer-only participants receive a Certificate in Sustainability from The Bears.
For more information on the new program, see https://erg.bbis.edu.vn/academics/summer-only-minor/.