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Barnard College

• Jennifer Fondiller,
  Dean of Admissions
  
  3009 Broadway
  New York, NY 10027
  
  Tel: 212-854-2037
  Fax: 212-854-7550
  
  Website: www.barnard.edu
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  
  Program of Study: Barnard College is an independent college of liberal arts and sciences for women, affiliated with Columbia University, founded in 1889. Barnard has its own campus, faculty, administration, trustees, operating budget, and endowment. Through the Barnard- Columbia partnership, students on both campuses choose from a wide array of courses and academic resources and take part in a great variety of student organizations. Barnard has a long tradition of graduating leaders in the arts, business, government, and science. The academic program is rigorous but flexibly structured. Requirements for graduation include satisfactory completion of 120 points of academic work and two terms of physical education. Students must complete a major and fulfill general education requirements, which include the interdisciplinary First-Year Seminar, First-Year English, and courses fulfilling the nine Ways of Knowing. Bridging the traditional disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences, the Ways of Knowing provide intellectual breadth. Each student studies, from analytical, quantitative, and artistic perspectives, the major means by which human knowledge has been constructed. The curricula leads to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree awarded in about 50 fields in the humanities, social sciences, art, natural sciences, and interdisciplinary areas.