The ''Bacalaureat'' (or ''bac'' for short) is an exam held in

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when one graduates

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().

Romania

History

The Romanian Baccalaureate has evolved over time. In 2010 they removed physical education from the subject to be chosen list.

Present

Unlike the

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, the Romanian one has a single degree. The subjects (except subject A) depend on the profile studied (): mathematics and computer science (), philology (), natural sciences (), social sciences (), or various other vocational tracks (), and the candidate's choice. The exam covers the whole high school curriculum and the marking scale is between 1 and 10. In order to pass, students must obtain at least 5.00 in every subject with a minimum of 6.00 overall. All the graduates in the country take the exam at the same time. The subjects vary from profile to profile.

Subjects

The baccalaureate has up to 5 modules, each one graded separately. Module E, the written examination, is the one considered for admission to higher education.

Competence exams

A, B and D are marked with: Beginner, Average, Advanced and Experienced. : A:

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- oral examination. : B: Maternal Language - if different from

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, and if studied; oral examination. : C: foreign language - oral and written examination; graded on the

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scale, from A1 to B2. : D: computer skills.

Written exams

Each exam takes three hours. : E)a): Romanian Language and Literature. : E)b): Maternal Language and Literature - if different from

, and if studied. : E)c): compulsory subject (of the profile). : E)d): subject to be chosen (of the profile). M1,M2 and M3 are gradings for the amount of math classes per week.M1 means at least 4 math classes per week,M2 means three math classes per week and M3 means two math classes per week.They vary from profile to profile and specialization to specialization.

References

www.edu.ro

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