ACADEMIC
RESOURCES CENTER
Bard College is committed to providing academic
support for all students. The faculty and staff associated with the Academic
Resources Center provide assistance to:
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students
who possess basic academic skills but who experience difficulties with the demands of college level work, including
such issues as time management, study skills, and the writing of research
papers;
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students
who need tutoring in subject-specific fields in the many disciplines offered at
Bard.
Services provided include classes, workshops, and
assistance in developing new learning strategies, tutorials, and other academic
advice that may be appropriate to the student’s individual needs.
Individual tutoring in writing and in other subjects
can be arranged by contacting the Academic Resources Center, located in the
basement of Stone Row, or by calling 758-7812, or by filling out the
appointment form at http://inside.bard.edu/academicresources/tutors/. The
Center is open Monday-Friday, 9-5, although tutoring sessions may be scheduled
with peer-tutors for others days and times as well. Review sessions and
individual tutoring for math and sciences, and drop-in hours for math and
writing help are also available during the semester. Call 758-7812 for days and times, or visit the BARC website at:
http://inside.bard.edu/academicresources/.
All students at Bard College must take and pass a
mathematics or computing course before graduation. In order to enroll in such a
course, a student must take and pass the Q exam. For more information about the Q exam, contact Jan Rizzuti, the
Director of Quantitative Literacy, at 758-7811, or go to http://inside.bard.edu/academicresources/academics/q_exam/
In compliance with Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990,
Bard College is committed to providing equal access to the College’s academic
courses, programs, and activities for all students. Students with physical or
psychological disabilities should register with the Academic Support Specialist
in the Academic Resources Center in order to receive necessary accommodations.
Forms are available at: http://www.bard.edu/admission/forms/pdfs/disability.pdf
Courses
listed below do not satisfy area or division distribution credit.
Course
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ARC 105 Writing Essays
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Professor |
Peg Peoples |
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CRN |
97451 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 12:00 – 1:20 OLIN LC 120 |
2
Credits. This writing-intensive course will
sharpen students’ skills in composing academic essays. We will consider the
process of developing an essay from early invention through intensive rewriting
as we construct clear and convincing arguments. Special attention will be paid to the way the structure of the
essay enables us to capture and convey complex ideas with stylistic
clarity. We will also develop
strategies and techniques for engaging texts and putting them to use in our own
writing. Students may sign up for this class online
but must meet with the professor before finalizing registration.
Course
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ARC 110 Grammar for Writers
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Professor |
TBA
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CRN |
97455 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 4:00 – 5:20 pm RKC 200 |
2 Credits. This writing-intensive
class examines issues of grammar, usage, and style, with an emphasis on their
application to academic writing.
Special attention will be given to problems created by language transfer
issues and to the particularities of English.
Smaller class size, interactive exercises, and individual conferences
will help students develop a clearer and more sophisticated expression in their
writing. Students may sign up for this class online but must meet with the
professor before finalizing registration.
Course
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ARC 112 Rhetorical Grammar
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Professor |
Philip Pardi |
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CRN |
97452 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 4:00 – 5:20 pm OLIN 310 |
2 Credits. “Clarity,
clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world,” wrote the poet
George Oppen. In this class we will
explore the twin demands of grammatical correctness and sentence clarity as we
consider the choices available to writers seeking to render complex ideas with
razor-sharp precision. As we write and
revise, and as we expand our range of grammatical options, we’ll consider such
questions as, How does grammar relate to content? At what point in the writing process should I worry about
grammar? When is it okay to break the
rules? How do I choose between several
correct ways of expressing my an idea? Students
may sign up for this class online but must meet with the professor before
finalizing registration.
Course
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ARC 115 The Analytic Essay
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Professor |
Gretchen Primack |
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CRN |
97454 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 12:00 – 1:20 pm OLIN 305 |
2 Credits. This
writing-intensive course will sharpen students’ skills in writing
persuasive analytic essays. Paying particular attention to the variety of ways we
use other people's voices in our own work – to support, qualify, or broaden the
scope of our argument; to get at the underlying assumptions of another writer's
claims; or to acknowledge and offer alternate viewpoints – we will examine and
practice the rhetorical devices available to us as we use textual evidence to
convey complex ideas. Students may sign
up for this class online but must meet with the professor before finalizing
registration.
Course
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ARC 205 Composition Theory and Pedagogy
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Professor |
Philip Pardi |
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CRN |
97453 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 2:30 – 3:50 OLIN 310 |
4
Credits.
This writing-intensive course is designed for advanced writers who want
to deepen their understanding of composition, rhetoric, and grammar. Topics will include composition theory,
grammar and its role in the service of meaning and rhetoric, and revision in
both theory and practice. We will
address questions of composition pedagogy to see how successful models of
teaching (and tutoring) writing can inform our understanding of the genre
itself, not in theoretical isolation but as a live and critical practice. Students will write and revise essays,
provide feedback to fellow writers, and complete an independent project. Students may sign up for this
class online but must meet with the professor before finalizing registration.