Academic Year 2021–2022
Fall Semester
Friday, August 6, 2021
Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for all First-Year Students
Monday, August 9, 2021 – Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Language and Thinking Program (all first-year students)
Friday, August 13, 2021
Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for Transfer students
Monday, August 16, 2021 – Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Orientation and Two-Week Workshop for Transfer Students
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Online registration for students needing to add a class for the fall
Online registration opens at 11 a.m. and closes at midnight.
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Arrival Day for All Returning Students
Check-in and Financial Clearance for All Returning Students
Check-in and Financial Clearance for All Returning Students
Monday, August 30, 2021
First Day of Fall Classes
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
First Faculty Meeting of the Semester
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Drop/Add Period Ends - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Late Drop Period Ends (last day to drop a class)
Pass/Fail Grading Option Deadline (last day for students to petition faculty to take a class pass/fail)
Pass/Fail Grading Option Deadline (last day for students to petition faculty to take a class pass/fail)
Monday, October 11, 2021 – Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Fall Break
Friday, October 22, 2021
Moderation Papers Due
Friday, October 22, 2021
Midterm Grades and Criteria Sheets Due
Friday, October 22, 2021 – Sunday, October 24, 2021
Family and Alumni/ae Weekend
Please save the date for Family and Alumni/ae Weekend: October 22-24, 2021 in Annandale.
We are excited to welcome families and alumni/ae back to campus to attend sample classes, take an informative tour, and hear from President Botstein at Ask the President. There will be a Conservatory Concert, a Fall Dance Concert, a Blithewood Garden Open House, and much more. Advanced online registration required. COVID-19 vaccinations are mandatory in order to attend. Registration is now closed. Join us for virtual events and watch our video series any time. #bardfallwknd
We are excited to welcome families and alumni/ae back to campus to attend sample classes, take an informative tour, and hear from President Botstein at Ask the President. There will be a Conservatory Concert, a Fall Dance Concert, a Blithewood Garden Open House, and much more. Advanced online registration required. COVID-19 vaccinations are mandatory in order to attend. Registration is now closed. Join us for virtual events and watch our video series any time. #bardfallwknd
Thursday, November 25, 2021 – Sunday, November 28, 2021
Thanksgiving Recess (classes end at 5 p.m. on Wednesday)
Friday, December 3, 2021
Last Day to Withdraw from a Class
Monday, December 6, 2021
Senior Projects Due
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Advising Day
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Registration for Spring Classes Opens
Monday, December 13, 2021 – Friday, December 17, 2021
Completion Days—Regular Classes and Final Exams
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Final Faculty Meeting of the Semester
Friday, December 17, 2021
Last Day of fall Classes
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Final Fall Grades and Criteria Sheets Due to the office of the Registrar
Intersession
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
- Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for Citizen Science
- Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for Spring Transfer Students
Thursday, January 13, 2022 – Friday, January 28, 2022
Citizen Science Program and Spring Transfer Language and Thinking Program
Thursday, January 13, 2022
9:00 a.m. Citizen Science classes begin
Spring Semester
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Check-in and Financial Clearance for All Returning Students not taking citizen science
Monday, January 31, 2022
First Day of Spring Classes
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
First Faculty Meeting of the Semester
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 1:20–3 pm
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Drop/Add Period Ends at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Late Drop Period Ends - Pass/Fail Grading Option Deadline
Friday, March 18, 2022
Moderation Papers Due
Papers can be submitted by email to [email protected] or dropped in the box on the ground floor of Ludlow by 5 p.m
Papers can be submitted by email to [email protected] or dropped in the box on the ground floor of Ludlow by 5 p.m
Saturday, March 19, 2022 – Sunday, March 27, 2022
Spring Recess
Monday, March 28, 2022
Midterm Grades and Criteria Sheets Due
Monday, May 2, 2022 – Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Advising Days
No classes are held on advising days
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Last Day to Withdraw from a Class
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Senior Projects Due (5:00 p.m.)
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Registration for Fall Classes Opens at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 – Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Completion Days—Regular Classes and Final Exams: All students and faculty remain on campus
Monday, May 23, 2022
Provisional Senior Grades Due in the Office of the Registrar
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Last Day of Spring Classes
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Final Faculty Meeting of the Semester
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 1:20–3 pm
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Baccalaureate and Senior Dinner
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Commencement
Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field, 2:30–6 pm
Bard College will hold its 162nd commencement on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Bard President Leon Botstein will confer 425 undergraduate degrees on the Class of 2022 and 161 graduate degrees. The Commencement address will be given by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Haaland, Fordham University President Joseph M. McShane S.J., composer Zeena Parkins ’79, computer scientist Jennifer Tour Chayes, writer Alaa Al Aswany, scholar Jerome Kohn, musician Marcus Roberts, and Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Art Eric Motley.
Watch Livestream
Commencement Information
Watch Livestream
Commencement Information
Monday, June 6, 2022
Final Grades and Criteria Sheets Due in the Office of the Registrar