Overview

A Physics student at Bard College usually takes the core courses listed in the college catalogue, although in some cases the student and faculty may decide that not all the courses are appropriate because of advanced preparation or the particular focus of the student’s work.

Quick Facts:

The student also chooses a number of electives according to personal interests. Students are expected to follow the standard divisional procedure for Moderation and to fulfill the college-wide distribution and First-Year Seminar requirements.

Recent Senior Projects in Physics

“The Invisible Sun: Building a Radio Interferometer Telescope”
“Methane Sensing in the Field: An Attempt to Measure Methane over Large Areas via Arduino and Aerial Drones”
“Optimizing Glide-Flight Paths”
“A Study of Neural Networks for the Quantum Many-Body Problem”

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Modern Physics
Mechanics
Electricity and Magnetism
Thermal Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Mathematical Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Apply using the Common Application.
High School transcript (Include mid-year senior grades if available at the time you apply.)
School Report (Form is generally completed by a high school counselor and includes a school profile.)
Teacher recommendations (Two are required: We prefer that one recommendation come from an English or humanities instructor and one from a math or science instructor.) In addition to the two letters of recommendation from teachers, a third letter of recommendation is required. This recommendation must come from a higher education counselor for students who have access to a college counseling office.
TOEFL exam or IELTS exam or Duolingo English Test are acceptable English proficiency tests. All international applicants for whom English is not their primary language must submit one of the accepted English proficiency tests.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

68850 USD / year

≈ 68850 USD / year
Out-of-State

68850 USD / year

≈ 68850 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

68850 USD / year

≈ 68850 USD / year

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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