FLET Planning Your Stay

Important Dates

  • Wednesday, before the first Monday of the Fall Semester
    Expected arrival date for FLETs. On campus room and board will not be available for FLETs before this date.
  • Thursday and Friday before the first Monday of the Fall Semester
    On campus orientation will be held 
  • Wednesday following Bard Graduation
    Final day for access to on-campus housing. Classes and meal plan end the Tuesday before Bard Graduation

Bard Academic Calendar

Orientation

Orientation

Orientation will take place the Thursday and Friday after your arrival. A schedule will be provided upon arrival.

During orientation you will be accompanied through the process of establishing your Student Payroll, getting your Bard ID card, accessing Dining Services, participating in campus activities, and meeting the staff of the Languages and Literature Department and Language Lab.  A tour of the campus will be provided and trips to Kingston will be arranged to set up banks, cell phones, and shop for supplies.   
 

Transportation to and from Bard

Transportation to and from Bard

Bard College will provide round-trip air transportation, for all Non-IIE FLETs, between their home country and New York City.

Transportation from JFK Airport: The new tutors should arrive at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport on the appointed date, which is usually 5 days before the first day of classes. An airport shuttle will be there to meet them and bring them to the Bard campus. If they are unable to arrive on the appointed date, they will have to make their own transportation arrangements and/or use public transportation to travel to the College, which is 2.5 hours from Kennedy Airport.

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