Bard College Athletics

Incoming Student-Athlete (Undergraduate and Transfers) Checklist 

Sports Medicine 

• First Year Student-Athlete Checklist 
• 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 2025-26
• First-Year Arrival Day: August 8
• Fall Sports Pre-Season Move In: August 15
• Fall Sports Pre-Season Start: August 16
• Returning Students Move In Day: August 30
• Undergraduate Language and Thinking (L&T): August 11-27
• Transfer Arrival Day: August 22
• Transfer Language and Thinking (L&T): August 25-27
• First Day of Fall Classes: September 1
• Spring Transfer Students: January 20, 2026
• Returning Students: January 24, 2026 
• First Day of Spring Classes: January 26, 2026