The Bacalaureat (or bac for short) is an exam held in Romania when one graduates high school (Romanian: liceu).
The Romanian Baccalaureate has evolved over time. In 2010 they removed physical education from the subject to be chosen list.
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.
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.
A, B and D are marked with: Beginner, Average, Advanced and Experienced.
Each exam takes three hours.
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.