Bard Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Bard Academic Calendar – Bard College is an institution made up of a conservatory and a liberal arts college, also 8 graduate programs servicing more than 20 graduate degrees in arts and science at the crossroads of Annandale-on-Hudson, in the town of Red Hook, New York State. Established in 1860, Bard College runs over 30 affiliated institutes, programs, and centres across four (4) continents, seven (7) countries, five (5) states and twelve (12) cities.
This Bard College academic calendar for the year 2023/2024 denotes the important dates/holidays worth noting for students covering the fall, Winter, spring, and summer terms.
Fall 2023
- August 11, 2023 – Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for all new First-Year Students
- August 14, 2023 – August 30, 2023 – Language and Thinking Program
- August 25, 2023 – Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for All New Transfer Students
- August 28, 2023 – August 30, 2023 – Transfer Student Language and Thinking Program
- August 31, 2023 – September 1, 2023 – Matriculation Days – Advising and Class Registration for New First-Year and Transfer Students
- September 2, 2023 – Arrival Day for All Returning Students; Check-in and Financial Clearance for All Returning Students
- September 4, 2023 – First Day of Fall Classes
- September 13, 2023 – Moderation Short Papers Due for students moderating in the fall semester; Drop/Add Period Ends; First Faculty Meeting of the Semester
- October 4, 2023 – 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
- October 9, 2023 – October 10, 2023 – Fall Break
- October 11, 2023 – Faculty Meeting
- October 27, 2023 – October 29, 2023 – Family and Alumni/ae Weekend
- October 27, 2023 – Midterm Grades and Criteria Sheets Due from faculty
- November 8, 2023 – Faculty Meeting
- November 22, 2023 – November 26, 2023 – Thanksgiving Recess
- December 6, 2023 – Advising Day
- December 8, 2023 – Last Day to Withdraw from a Class
- December 11, 2023 – Senior Projects Due
- December 13, 2023 – Faculty Meeting
- December 14, 2023 – Registration for Spring Classes Opens
- December 18, 2023 – December 22, 2023 – Completion Days—Regular Classes and Final Exams –
- December 22, 2023 – Last Day of fall Classes (fall semester ends)
- January 3, 2024 – Final Fall Grades and Criteria Sheets Due to the office of the Registrar
Intercession 2024
- January 9, 2024 – Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for Citizen Science
- January 10, 2024 – Citizen Science Opening Sessions
- January 11, 2024 – Citizen Science Classes Begin
- January 11, 2024 – January 25, 2024 – Citizen Science Program
- January 22, 2024 – Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for Spring Transfer Students
Spring 2024
- January 24, 2024 – January 26, 2024 – Transfer Student Language and Thinking Program
- January 27, 2024 – Check-in and Financial Clearance for All Returning Students Not Taking Citizen Science
- January 29, 2024 – First Day of Spring Classes
- February 7, 2024 – Moderation Short Papers Due for students moderating in the spring semester; Drop/Add Period Ends at 5 p.m.
- February 28, 2024 – Late Drop Period Ends – Pass/Fail Grading Option Deadline
- March 16, 2024 – March 24, 2024 – Spring Recess
- March 25, 2024 – Midterm Grades and Criteria Sheets Due
- April 29, 2024 – April 30, 2024 – Advising Days; No classes are held on advising days
- May 1, 2024 – Last Day to Withdraw from a Class; Senior Projects Due
- May 9, 2024 – Registration for Fall Classes Opens at 8 a.m.
- May 15, 2024 – May 21, 2024 – Completion Days—Regular Classes and Final Exams: All students and faculty remain on campus
- May 20, 2024 – Provisional Senior Grades Due in the Office of the Registrar
- May 21, 2024 – Last Day of Spring Classes
- May 22, 2024 – Faculty Meeting
- May 23, 2024 – Baccalaureate Service and Senior Dinner
- May 25, 2024 – Commencement
- June 3, 2024 – Final Grades and Criteria Sheets Due to the Office of the Registrar
