Bard College Academic Calendar

2007 – 2008

 

Summer 2007

 

 

Saturday, August 11

¾      First-Year Students Arrive

¾      Financial Clearance

 

 

Sunday, August 12

¾      First-Year Student Orientation

¾      First-Year Student Survey

 

 

Monday, August 13– Friday, Aug 31

¾      Workshops in Language and Thinking

 

Fall 2007

 

Thursday, August 30

 

¾      Matriculation Ceremony

 

 

Friday, August 31

 

¾      New Faculty Orientation

¾      Transfer Students Arrive

¾      Financial Clearance for Transfer Students (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)

 

 

Friday, August 31-Sunday, Sept 2

¾      Academic Orientation and Writing Workshop for Transfer Students

 

 

Sunday, September 2

Financial Clearance

¾      Arrival Day for all Returning Students

¾      Financial Clearance for Students Returning from a Leave of Absence (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

¾      Financial Clearance for all other Returning Students (10:30 AM - 4:00 PM)

 

Monday, September 3

Advising & Registration

 

¾      Advising and Course Consultation in Faculty Offices (9:00 AM - 12:00 noon)

¾      Registration for First-Year & Transfer Students, and those returning from a Leave of Absence (1:30 PM - 3:30 PM)

¾      Registration for Returning Students who did not register in May (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)

 

 

Tuesday, September 4

¾      First Day of Classes

 

 

Wednesday, September 5

¾      First Faculty Meeting of the Semester

 

 

Wednesday, September 19

¾      Drop/Add period ends (5:00 PM)

 

Monday, Oct 8 - Tuesday, Oct 9

¾      Fall Break

 

Friday, October 26

¾      Mid-Term Grades and Criteria Sheets due

 

 

Friday, October 26- Sunday Oct 28

¾      Parents and Family Weekend

 

 

Friday, November 2

¾      Moderation Papers due

 

 

Friday, November 9

¾      Last Day to Withdraw from a Class

 

 

Wednesday, November 21 (4 pm)

-  Sunday, November 25

¾      Thanksgiving Recess

 

 

 

Monday, December 3

¾      Senior Projects due in the Office of the Dean of the College (5:00 P.M.)

 

 

Wednesday, Dec 12

¾      Advising & Registration for Spring 2008

 

 

Wednesday, December 19

¾      Final Faculty Meeting of the Semester

 

 

Friday, December 21

¾      Last Day of Classes

 

Intersession

 

 

 

 

Saturday, Dec 22

  Friday, January 25

¾      Winter Intersession

 

 

Wednesday, Jan 2

¾      Final Grades and Criteria Sheets due

 

 

 

Spring 2008

 

 

 

 

Friday, January 25

 

¾      New First-Year and Transfer Students Arrive

¾      Financial Clearance for New First-Year and Transfer Students (2:00-4:00 PM)

 

 

Friday, January 25-

Monday, January 28

¾      Academic Orientation and Writing Workshop for New First-Year & Transfer Students

 

 

Saturday, January 26

¾      Optional Arrival Day for all Returning Students

 

 

Sunday, January 27

Financial Clearance

¾      Financial Clearance for Students Returning from a Leave of Absence (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

¾      Financial Clearance for all other Returning Students (10:30 AM - 4:00 PM)

 

 

Monday, January 28

Advising & Registration

 in Faculty Offices

¾      Advising Appointments for New Students and Course Consultation for all Students in Faculty Offices (11:00 AM - 12:00 noon)

¾      Registration for New First-Year and Transfer Students, and those returning from a Leave of Absence (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM)

¾      Registration for returning students who did not pre-register in December (2:30 PM - 3:30 PM)

 

 

Tuesday, January 29

¾      First Day of Classes

 

 

Wednesday, January 30

¾      First Faculty Meeting of the Semester

 

 

Wednesday, February 13

¾      Drop/Add Period Ends (5:00 PM)

 

 

Friday, March 28

¾      Mid-Term Grades and Criteria Sheets due

¾      Moderation Papers due

 

 

Saturday, March 29- Sunday, April 6

¾      Spring Recess

 

 

Friday, April 11

¾      Last Day to Withdraw from a Class

 

 

Wednesday, April 30

¾      Senior Projects due in the Office of the Dean of the College (5:00 P.M.)

 

 

Monday, May 12

¾      First-Year Seminar Dinner

 

 

Tuesday, May 13

¾      Advising & Registration for Fall 2008

 

 

Monday, May 19

¾      Senior Grades due in the Office of the Registrar

 

 

Tuesday, May 20

¾      Last Day of Classes

 

 

Wednesday, May 21

¾      Final Faculty Meeting of the Semester

 

 

Thursday, May 22

¾      Baccalaureate and Senior Dinner

 

 

Saturday, May 24

¾      Commencement

 

 

Monday, June 2

¾      Final Grades and Criteria Sheets due in the Office of the Registrar