Romanian Baccalaureate

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The Bacalaureat (or bac for short) is an exam held in Romania when one graduates high school (Romanian : liceu).

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History

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

Present

Unlike the French Baccalaureate, the Romanian one has a single degree. The subjects (except subject A) depend on the profile studied (Romanian : profil de studiu): mathematics and computer science (Romanian : matematică-informatică), philology (Romanian : filologie), natural sciences (Romanian : științe ale naturii), social sciences (Romanian : științe sociale), or various other vocational tracks (Romanian : filiera vocaţională), 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: Romanian language - oral examination.
B: Maternal Language - if different from Romanian, and if studied; oral examination.
C: foreign language - oral and written examination; graded on the CEFR 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 Romanian, and if studied.
E)c): compulsory subject (of the profile).
E)d): subject to be chosen (of the profile).
Profilec) Subjectd) Subject
Theoretical: SciencesMathematics(M1)Computer Science (C/C++ or Pascal), Physics, Biology (Botany and Zoology/ Human Anatomy and Physiology. Genetics and Ecology), or Chemistry (Organic/Inorganic)
Theoretical: HumanitiesHistoryGeography, Logic, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, Philosophy
Technological: TechnicalMathematics(M2)Physics, Biology (Botany and Zoology/ Human Anatomy and Physiology. Genetics and Ecology), or Chemistry (Organic/Inorganic)
Technological: ServicesMathematics(M2)Geography, Logic, Psychology, Economics, Philosophy
Vocational: PedagogyMathematics(M3)Geography, Logic, Psychology, Economics, Philosophy
Vocational: MilitaryMathematic(M1)Computer Science (C/C++ or Pascal), Physics, Biology (Botany and Zoology/ Human Anatomy and Physiology. Genetics and Ecology), or Chemistry (Organic/Inorganic)
Vocational: OtherHistoryGeography, Logic, Psychology, Economics, Philosophy

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.

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