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University description (as per official university website)
Bard College was founded, as St. Stephen's College, in 1860, a time of national crisis.
As a residential college, Bard provides an exquisite campus setting in which students pursue their academic interests and craft a rich social life. The fusion of two historic estates, Bard's park-like campus covers more than 500 acres of fields and forested land bordering the Hudson River. The Catskill Mountains, to the west, can be viewed from many student residences and from the grounds and gardens of Blithewood.
Undergraduate Programs:
The College offers the bachelor of arts degree with concentrations in more than 40 academic programs in four divisions: Arts; Languages and Literature; Science, Mathematics, and Computing; and Social Studies. Students who undertake an interdivisional academic program receive a degree in one of the four divisions, depending on their individual course of study and the subject of their Senior Project.
In addition, Bard College offers two dual-degree programs:
* the Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a bachelor’s degree in music and a B.A. in another field in the liberal arts or sciences; and
* the Program in Economics and Finance offers a B.S. degree in economics and finance and a bachelor of arts degree in another field in the liberal arts or sciences other than economics.
Graduate Programs:
- Bard Center for Environmental Policy
- Bard College Conservatory of Music
- Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture
- Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture
- International Center of Photography–Bard Program in Advanced Photographic Studies
- Master of Arts in Teaching Program
- Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
Bard College grants may come from endowed funds, designated gifts, and institutional operating funds. Once grant eligibility is established, students are automatically considered for all special College grants or scholarships for which they may be eligible. Application supplements are required for the Distinguished Scientist Scholars program (DSS). |
