Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.
Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.
3:12 PM 02/08/2013
Credit for Physical Education
Students Entering Barnard in Fall 2003 and Thereafter
First-year students
Students who enter as first-years and transfer students with fewer than 24 transfer points must complete one semester of physical education by the end of the first year and a second by the end of the junior year. (A student who does not meet this timetable will receive an F.) There is a limit of one point per semester for PE. Only 2 points from PE will be used toward the 122 points required for the degree. Students will not receive credit for any additional PE classes.
Transfers
Transfer students entering with 24 or more points must complete 121 points for the Barnard degree, and 1 of those points is for PE. Only 1 point from PE will be used toward the 121 points required for the degree. Students will not receive credit for any additional PE classes.
Students who Entered Barnard Before Fall 2003
Students who entered Barnard before Fall 2003 as first-years need two semesters of PE. Students who entered as transfers need one semester. Students who entered before 2003 need 120 points to graduate and may not receive any points of credit for PE.
Credit for Dance Technique
One-point dance technique courses taken by non-dance majors for credit over and above the physical education requirement are included in the maximum of 18 points of studio, performing art, or professional school courses which may be credited toward the degree; a maximum of six courses in dance technique can be credited. (Dance majors have no limit, but cannot receive credit for a lower level after a higher or for the same level more than twice.) The default value for dance technique courses is 0; a student may receive academic credit for a dance technique class only if she has completed or is concurrently completing the Physical Education requirement, and only upon filling out the request form. Level I courses, except Dance Styles courses, receive a P/D/F grade and have no prerequisite. All others receive a letter grade and require a placement audition (at the first meeting) or permission of the instructor.
