Bard College Athletics

Incoming Student-Athlete (Undergraduate and Transfers) Checklist 

Sports Medicine 

• First Year Student-Athlete Clearance Packet Checklist 
• History Form and Physical Form 
• ADHD Medical Exception Form 
• Sickle Cell Trait Testing Policy

Sports Information 

• First-years and transfer students please fill out this form

Dates to Know 

•  Academic Calendar 2026-27
• First-Year Arrival Day: August 7
• Fall Sports Pre-Season Move In: August 17
• Fall Sports Pre-Season Start: August 18
• Returning Students Move In Day: August 29
• Undergraduate Language and Thinking (L&T): August 10-26
• Transfer Arrival Day: August 21
• Transfer Language and Thinking (L&T): August 24-26
• First Day of Fall Classes: August 31
• Fall Break: October 12-13 
• Thanksgiving Break: November 26-29
• Last Day of Fall Classes: December 18
• Spring Arrival Day for Transfers: January 26, 2027
• Returning Students: January 30, 2027
• First Day of Spring Classes: February 1, 2027
• Spring Break: March 20-28, 2027
• Last Day of Spring Classes: May 25, 2027
• Commencement: May 29, 2027