Tuition All students are billed as full-time tuition (10-20 credits). Students registering for more than 20 credits will be charged a fee of $2,152 for each additional credit.
Students registering for 9 credits or less are considered part-time, and are charged at a per credit fee of $2,152. To update your registration status from full-time to part-time, it must be approved by various departments via a Part-Time Request Form and submitted to both the Office of the Registrar and the Office of Student Accounts prior to drop/add.
Housing and Food (previously Room and Board) All resident students are charged Housing and Food and are required to take the meal plan. All regular semester meal plans, which are included in the Food charge, are the same cost.
Campus Facilities Fee The campus facilities fee, which provides access to the campus facilities, is required for all off campus students.
Health & Counseling Fee (Formally, Campus Health Services Fee) The campus health services fee, which provides access to the health and counseling center, is required for all enrolled students. Additional charges may be incurred during the academic year related to medications or other provided services. Information regarding additional charges is available at the Health Services Office.
Language and Thinking Meal Plans All students, including those eligible to live off campus who are attending the Language and Thinking workshop Program are required to take the meal plan. An additional meal charge of $1,132 is applied for the meal plan taken during the Language and Thinking program.
Orientation Meal Plan All students attending the Orientation Programs are required to take the meal plan during these programs. An additional charge of $410 is applied for the meal plan taken during the Fall program. An additional charge of $TBD is applied for the meal plan taken during the Spring program.
Tuition Refund Insurance Plan All enrolled full-time students will be charged an optional tuition insurance plan at an additional cost of $952, which is charged in the fall semester. Students who elect to waive the tuition insurance must submit a waiver form online by the appropriate deadline, so that the charge can be removed from the student's account. Information regarding tuition insurance is available here and here.
Full-time students who begin the academic year in the Spring semester will be charged an optional tuition insurance plan at an additional cost of $476.
Student Health Insurance Plan All enrolled students are required to have health insurance coverage. A 12-month health insurance plan is available through Bard at an additional cost of $3,607, which is charged in the fall semester. Students who elect to have alternate private plans must submit proof of coverage for confirmation that, upon review, it is equivalent to the plan offered through Bard.
*Students who receive a Fall Only waiver or those who begin the academic year in the Spring semester, will be charged the 7 month health insurance plan cost of $2,112 in the spring semester. Information regarding health insurance is available at the Health Services Office as well as here.
Security Deposit The security deposit is a one-time-only charge, which is billed in the students first semester. It is refundable at the completion of a students' course of study at the College.
Commuter Meal Plan All students living off campus are eligible to sign up for the Commuter meal plan. Students who live on campus are not eligible for this plan. The plan cost is $2,750 per academic year ($1,375 per semester). Sign up is required each semester by contacting the office of Student Accounts via email. If sign up is completed after the semester installments are due, payment for the plan is required in full at the time of sign up.
Part-Time Enrollment and Billing
All students are billed as full-time each semester. In order to update your registration status from full-time to part-time, it must be approved by various departments via a Part-Time Request Form. The approved Part-Time Request Form can be obtained at the Office of the Registrar and must be submitted by the student each semester to the Office of Student Accounts prior to the end date of the drop/add period for the term. Part-time registration for billing purposes is considered 9 credits or less, and is charged at a per credit fee, plus any applicable room and board and/or required fees. Please note, the optional tuition insurance plan is not available for part-time students.
Undergraduate - Other Fees
Academic Leave of Absence
Students who take an academic leave of absence are charged a $750 maintenance of status administrative fee per semester.
Private Music Lesson
Students taking private lessons for credit are charged a $250 private music lesson fee per each course taken. The fee is assessed based on information received from the Music Department and the Office of the Registrar. This fee is nonrefundable for courses dropped after the semesters' drop/add period.
Course Audits
Undergraduate students enrolled full time (10-20 credits) may also register to audit courses. The number credits per semester at no charge to audit is up to 4 audit credits or up to 24 credits total combined for credit and audit. A fee of $300 is charged for each additional credit audited.
Undergraduate students enrolled part time (9 or less credits) may register to audit a maximum of 4 credits per semester at no charge. A fee of $300 is charged for each additional credit audited.
Matriculated students who are on an approved leave of absence and are approved to audit a course or courses at Bard will be charged a fee of $300 for each credit audited.
These fees are nonrefundable for courses dropped after the semesters' drop/add period.
Nonmatriculated are not able to audit courses.
Part-Time Students in Absentia
Students living outside the immediate area who register for 8 credits (two courses) or fewer are excused from all charges except the part-time status fee of $300 per semester and the tuition fee of $2,152 per credit. Applications for this status must be approved by the Executive Committee.
Independent Study
A special registration fee of $TBD per credit is charged for each independent study project undertaken for credit during the January intersession or summer. Only one independent study project is allowed per session. The fee is payable when the student registers for the independent study project. The registrar will record academic credit for January intersession or summer projects only upon receipt of financial clearance from Student Financial Services. No special registration fee is required when an independent study project is taken for credit during an academic semester.
Internships
A special registration fee of $TBD per half of a credit is charged for each internship undertaken for credit during the January intersession or summer. Registered students may register for a maximum of 4 credits per session. The fee is payable when the student registers for an internship. The registrar will record academic credit for internships undertaken during the January intersession or summer session only upon receipt of financial clearance from Student Financial Services. No special registration fee is required when an internship is taken for credit during an academic semester.
Contacting Bard Student Accounts
Bard College Office of Student Financial Services PO Box 5000 30 Campus Rd Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000 Phone: 845-758-7520 Fax: 845-758-7336 E-mail: [email protected]