Bard College Academic Calendar

2002 - 2003

Summer 2002

Monday, July 8 -Friday, July 26

  • HEOP Summer Program

Saturday, August 10

  • First-Year Students Arrive
  • Financial Clearance

Sunday, August 11

  • First-Year Student Orientation
  • First-Year Student Survey

Monday, August 12- Friday, Aug 30

  • Workshops in Language and Thinking

Fall 2002

Thursday, August 29

  • New Faculty Orientation

Friday, August 30

  • Transfer Students Arrive
  • Financial Clearance for Transfer Students (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
  • Matriculation Ceremony

Friday, August 30- Sunday Sept 1

  • Academic Orientation and Writing Workshop for Transfer Students

Sunday, September 1

Financial Clearance

  • Arrival Day for all Returning Students
  • Financial Clearance for Students Returning from a Leave of Absence (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
  • Financial Clearance for all other Returning Students (10:30 AM - 4:00 PM)

Monday, September 2

Advising & Registration

  • Advising and Course Consultation in Faculty Offices (9:00 AM - 12:00 noon)
  • Registration for First-Year & Transfer Students, and Those Returning from a Leave of Absence (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
  • Registration for Returning Students who did not register in May (2:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
  • First-Year Seminar Registration (5:00 PM)

Tuesday, September 3

  • First Day of Classes

Wednesday, September 4

  • First Faculty Meeting of the Semester

Wednesday, September 18

  • Drop/Add period ends

Monday, Oct 14 - Tuesday, Oct 15

  • Fall Break

Friday, November 1

  • Moderation Papers due
  • Mid-Term Grades and Criteria Sheets due

Friday Nov 1 - Sunday Nov 3

  • Parents and Family Weekend

Friday, November 8

  • Last Day to Withdraw from a Class

Wednesday, November 27 (4 pm)

- Sunday, December 1

  • Thanksgiving Recess

Monday, December 2

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

Wednesday, Dec 11

Advising & Registration

for Spring 2002

  • Advising and Course Consultation in Faculty Offices (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
  • Registration for Sophomore II's, Juniors & Seniors (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
  • Registration for First-Year Students and Sophomore I's (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM)

Wednesday, December 18

  • Final Faculty Meeting of the Semester

Friday, December 20

  • Last Day of Classes

Intersession

 

Friday, Dec 20 - Wednesday, Jan 1

  • Christmas Vacation

Thursday, Jan 2

  • Final Grades and Criteria Sheets due

Thursday, Jan 2 - Friday, January 24

  • Winter Intersession

Spring 2003

 

Friday, January 24

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

Friday, January 24 -

Monday January 27

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

Sunday, January 26

  • Optional Arrival Day for all Returning Students

Monday, January 27

Financial Clearance

  • Financial Clearance for Students Returning from a Leave of Absence (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
  • Financial Clearance for all other Returning Students (10:30 AM - 4:00 PM)

Tuesday, January 28

Advising & Registration

in Faculty Offices

  • Advising Appointments for New Students and Course Consultation for all Students in Faculty Offices (9:00 AM - 12:00 noon)
  • Registration for New First-Year and Transfer Students, and Those Returning from a Leave of Absence (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM)
  • Registration for Returning Students Who Did Not Pre-Register in December (2:30 PM - 4:30 PM)

Wednesday, January 29

  • First Day of Classes
  • First Faculty Meeting of the Semester

Wednesday, February 12

  • Drop/Add Period Ends (5:00 PM)

Friday, March 28

  • Moderation Papers due

Saturday, March 29 - Sunday, April 6

  • Spring Recess

Monday, April 7

  • Mid-Term Grades and Criteria Sheets due

Friday, April 11

  • Last Day to Withdraw from a Class

Wednesday, April 30

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

Wednesday, May 14

Advising & Registration

for Fall 2003

  • Advising and Course Consultation in Faculty Offices (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
  • Registration for Sophomore II's, Juniors & Seniors (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
  • Registration for First-Years and Sophomore I's (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM)

Monday, May 19

  • Senior Grades due in the Office of the Registrar

Wednesday, May 21

  • Last Day of Classes
  • Final Faculty Meeting of the Semester

Thursday, May 22

  • Baccalaureate and Senior Dinner

Saturday, May 24

  • Commencement

Monday, June 2

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