Bard High School Early College II

School Philosophy

Bard High School Early College II (BHSEC II) in Queens will follow an established premise, that high-school-aged students are young adults whose ambition to learn must be taken seriously. Love of learning dominates the culture. Our rigorous curriculum allows students to fulfill all of the regents' requirements through an engaging and demanding college level education. Mastery of subjects at BHSEC is demonstrated not by standardized test scores, but by reasoned analysis and making thoughtful and well-supported cases for ones' views; it leads to the acquisition of both a NYS high school regents' diploma and a Bard College associate's degree, tuition free. Our partnership with the New York Academy of Sciences provides additional curricular and extra-curricular opportunities in the sciences.

Student Body

• BHSEC II is open to all NYC students.
• The average student-to-teacher ratio is 20:1.
• In 2008-2009 our ninth grade will have 160 students and eleventh (year 1 of college) will have 60 students.
• We seek students with intellectual curiosity who are excited about learning.
• Admission is based on academic record (generally 85% or above GPA), attendance, a writing and math assessment, and an interview.

Continuation To Four-Year Colleges

95% of the graduates from BHSEC, our model school, successfully move on to four-year colleges, including:

Unique Transfer Opportunity For Current 10th Graders:

If you are intellectually curious and would enjoy taking college courses, consider applying to Bard High School Early College II for your final two years of high school. The department of education is supporting this unusual transfer opportunity to BHSEC II.

• Please check our website later this fall for additional information.