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.
Students may sign up for this class online but must meet with the professor before finalizing registration.
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 |
18475 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 12:00 – 1:20 OLIN LC 210 |
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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.
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ARC 110 Grammar for Writers
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Professor |
R. Scott Partridge
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CRN |
18476 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 2:35 – 3:55 pm OLIN LC 208 |
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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.
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ARC 112 Rhetorical Grammar
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Professor |
Philip Pardi |
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CRN |
18473 |
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Schedule |
Tu Th 2:30 – 3:50 pm OLIN 303 |
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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.
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ARC 115 The Analytic Essay
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Professor |
Gretchen Primack |
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CRN |
18477 |
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Schedule |
Mon Wed 12:00 – 1:20 pm OLIN 309 |
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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.