Overview

About a billion Muslims around the world use Arabic in some capacity for religious purposes. In other words, Arabic performs two functions: communicative and religious. Many young students today are interested in learning Arabic, as it opens up opportunities for work in 22 countries (the members of the Arab League). But, most importantly, students in colleges and universities in the United States learn Arabic (among other languages) because language is the key to any cultural exchange and understanding.

The role of Arabic as a global language was formalized at three historic moments. First was the revelation of the Qur’an in the vernacular of Mecca in the seventh century. The Qur’an is considered by Muslims to be the word of God verbatim. Second, toward the end of the seventh century, Arabic became the administrative language of the Muslim Caliphate or empire. This empire grew out from Arabia to include a territory ranging from Syria to North Africa and Spain in the west, and from Iraq to Iran, Central Asia, and the Indus Valley in the east. Third, during the 8th and 9th centuries Arabic became a language of intellectual exchange and scientific advance. Translations into Arabic were developed for important texts written originally in Greek, Syriac, Persian, Coptic, and Sanskrit.

During the middle ages, Arabic was spread around the Mediterranean, in Africa as far as the Sahara region, and in Asia toward India and the Muslim Chinese provinces, especially as a language of commercial exchange, intellectual discourse, and religious knowledge. In the core areas of the Middle East and North Africa, it also spread to become the daily spoken language. Because of the rich history of Arabic, its vocabulary found its way into many other languages including Spanish and even English in Europe, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Malay Indonesian, in Asia and Swahili in Africa, to name a few.

More recently, for the past 150 years, Arabic has become the focal point of a cultural revival in the Arab World, the Nahda. With the help of the print mass media, it became the center of a debate among Arabs, about “who we are in the modern age.” The results were fascinating. New genres and styles of writing in Arabic developed, and continue to develop. Written Arabic today owes a great deal to the innovative writers of the Nahda.

Where the Arabic program from Bryn Mawr College takes you

At Bryn Mawr College, students turn a passion for learning into a life of purpose. The Bryn Mawr community is unique: academically inspired, civically engaged, and always deeply committed. Mawrters know their stuff and choose their lives intentionally. They are agents of change in every arena—and forever members of a community founded on respect for the individual.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Second Year Modern Standard Arabic

Independent Study

Arabic TA/Drill Sessions

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ardmore, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

130

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application (fee waived when submitted online)
Bryn Mawr Writing Supplement
School report including official transcripts (Homeschool and Alternative Education requirements)
Two teacher recommendations
School Counselor recommendation
Mid-year report
If your mid-year report is not available until after Jan. 15, we will still accept your application if the rest of your file is complete. We do require your mid-year report in order to issue a final decision.
Standardized test results
Final report
Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

67730 USD / year

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Out-of-State

67730 USD / year

≈ 67730 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

67730 USD / year

≈ 67730 USD / year

Living costs

Ardmore

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Overview

Where the Arabic program from Bryn Mawr College takes you

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Ardmore

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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