Academic Year 2016–2017
Fall Semester
Saturday, August 6, 2016
First-Year Students Arrive for Language and Thinking
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Check-in, Financial Clearance and First-Year Student Orientation.
Monday, August 8, 2016 – Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Language and Thinking Program
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 – Thursday, August 25, 2016
Academic Orientation for Transfer Students
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Transfer Students Arrive: Check-in and Financial Clearance for Transfer Students
Reem-Kayden Center, 10 am – 2 pm
Thursday, August 25, 2016 – Friday, August 26, 2016
Matriculation Days: Advising and Registration for New First-Year and Transfer Students
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Arrival Day for All Returning Students: Check-in and Financial Clearance for all Returning Students
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 10 am – 4 pm
Monday, August 29, 2016
First Day of Classes: Drop/Add Period Begins
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
First Faculty Meeting of the Semester
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 4:45 pm
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Drop/Add Period Ends at 5:00 p.m.
5 pm
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Late Drop Period Ends. Pass/Fail Grading Option Deadline.
Monday, October 10, 2016 – Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Fall Break
Friday, October 21, 2016
Midterm Grades and Criteria Sheets Due. Moderation Papers Due.
Friday, October 28, 2016 – Sunday, October 30, 2016
Family and Alumni/ae Weekend
Thursday, November 24, 2016 – Sunday, November 27, 2016
Thanksgiving Recess: Classes end at 5 p.m. on Wednesday
Friday, December 2, 2016
Last Day to Withdraw from a Class
Monday, December 5, 2016
Senior Projects Due (5:00 P.M.)
5 pm
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Advising Day
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Registration for Spring Classes Opens
Monday, December 12, 2016 – Friday, December 16, 2016
Completion Days
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Final Faculty Meeting of the Semester
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 4:45 pm
Friday, December 16, 2016
Last Day of Classes
Monday, January 2, 2017
Final Grades and Criteria Sheets Due
Intersession
Saturday, January 7, 2017
First-Year Students Return for Citizen Science Program
Sunday, January 8, 2017 – Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Citizen Science Program
Spring Semester
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Spring Transfer Students Arrive
Reem-Kayden Center, 10 am – 12 pm
Check-in and Financial Clearance for Spring Transfer Students
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – Friday, January 27, 2017
Academic Orientation, Advising, and Registration for Spring Transfers
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Arrival Day for Returning Students: Check-in and Financial Clearance for All Returning Students
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 10 am – 4 pm
Monday, January 30, 2017
First Day of Classes: Drop/Add Period Begins
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
First Faculty Meeting of the Semester
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 4:45 pm
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Drop/Add Period Ends at 5:00 p.m.
5 pm
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Late Drop Period Ends. Pass/Fail Grading Option Deadline.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Moderation Papers Due
Saturday, March 18, 2017 – Sunday, March 26, 2017
Spring Recess
Monday, March 27, 2017
Midterm Grades and Criteria Sheets Due
Monday, May 1, 2017 – Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Advising Days
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Last Day to Withdraw from a Class
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Senior Projects Due (5:00 P.M.)
5 pm
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Registration for Fall Classes Opens
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 – Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Completion Days
Monday, May 22, 2017
Provisional Senior Grades Due in the Office of the Registrar
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Last Day of Classes
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Final Faculty Meeting of the Semester
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 4:45 pm
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Baccalaureate and Senior Dinner
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Bard College's 157th Commencement
2:30 pm
Bard College will hold its one hundred fifty-seventh commencement on Saturday, May 27, 2017. At the commencement ceremony, Bard President Leon Botstein will confer 435 undergraduate degrees on the Class of 2017 and 141 graduate degrees, including master of fine arts; doctor and master of philosophy and master of arts in decorative arts, design history, and material culture; master of science in economic theory and policy; master of business administration in sustainability; master of arts in teaching; master of arts in curatorial studies; master of science in environmental policy and in climate science and policy; and master of music in vocal arts and in conducting. The program, which begins at 2:30 p.m. in the commencement tent on the Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field, will include the presentation of honorary doctoral degrees.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Final Grades and Criteria Sheets Due in the Office of the Registrar