Student Handbook 2019–2020

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Academic Programs

Bard Graduate Center Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture

Revised Summer, 2019

Table of Contents

5 Faculty and Staff 7 Governance 9 General Academic Policies 15 MA Program 21 PhD Program 33 Student Life 35 Library Guidelines and Services 38 Other Institutional Policies Administrative Offices, Academic Programs, Research Center, Gallery, and Public Programs

38 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024 Academic Programs Office Location of all classes, Academic offices, Library, Telephone: 212.501.3019 (events line) VMR, Faculty offices, DML, Object Lab, Public Programs, Research Center Students should familiarize themselves with the regulations and procedures listed in the Student 18 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024 Handbook. Bard Graduate Center maintains the Galleries right to review and amend policies as required. Students, faculty, and staff will be duly informed of Other Offices: 18 West 86th Street, New York, NY any such changes. Be advised that the provisions 10024 of this handbook are not to be regarded as an Development, External Relations, Finance and irrevocable contract between the student and Administration, Director’s Office Bard College or its officers and faculty. The College reserves the right to make changes affecting Please note that buildings are closed to students, admission procedures, tuition, fees, courses of faculty, and staff on the following holidays: New instruction, programs of study, faculty listings, Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, academic grading policies, and general regulations. Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the The information in this handbook is subject to day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day. All other change without notice. changes to building hours will be sent to students, faculty, and staff via email.

Bard College is accredited by the Middle States Bard is also a member of the American Council on Commission on Higher Education. The courses of Education, American Council of Learned Societies, study leading to the bachelor of arts, bachelor of Association of American Colleges and Universities, music, and bachelor of science degrees at Bard College Entrance Examination Board, Commission are registered by the New York State Education on Independent Colleges and Universities, Department. The programs of study leading to the Education Records Bureau, and Environmental master of arts, master of arts in teaching, master Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and of fine arts, master of business administration in Universities. sustainability, master of music, master of science in environmental policy, master of science in climate science and policy, and master of science in economic theory and policy degrees and the master and doctor of philosophy degrees in decorative arts, design history, material culture at Bard are registered by the New York State Education Department, Office of Higher Education, Education Building Annex, Room 977, Albany, NY 12234; phone 518.486.3633.

4 Faculty and Staff

Bard Graduate Center Susan Weber, Founder and Director, Susan Weber, Founder and Director Iris Horowitz Professor in the History of the Decorative Arts Academic Programs Ittai Weinryb, Associate Professor Peter N. Miller, Dean and Professor Catherine Whalen, Associate Professor Deborah L. Krohn, Professor and Chair of Hadley Jensen, BGC/AMNH Postdoctoral Fellow Academic Programs in Museum Anthropology François Louis, Associate Professor and Director Kenneth L. Ames, Professor Emeritus of Doctoral Studies Pat Kirkham, Professor Emerita Meredith B. Linn, Assistant Professor and Elizabeth Simpson, Professor Emerita Director of Masters Studies Keith Condon, Director of Admissions and Library and VMR Student Affairs Heather Topcik, Director of the Library Laura Minsky, Associate Director of Research Anna Helgeson, Reader Services Librarian Programs Barbara Elam, Associate Director of Visual Media Alec Newell, Academic Programs Coordinator Resources and Study Collection Librarian Jesse Merandy, Director of the Digital Media Lab Seth Persons, Technical Services and Systems Dan Lee, Director of Publishing Librarian Chantal Suklow, Reference and Collections Faculty Librarian Elissa Auther, Visiting Associate Professor and Windgate Research Curator, Museum of Gallery Arts and Design Nina Stritzler-Levine, Gallery Director / Director Jeffrey L. Collins, Professor of Curatorial Affairs Ivan Gaskell, Professor, Curator, and Head of the Marianne Lamonaca, Associate Gallery Director Focus Project and Chief Curator Aaron Glass, Associate Professor Earl Martin, Associate Curator Freyja Hartzell, Assistant Professor Caroline Hannah, Associate Curator Deborah L. Krohn, Associate Professor, Emma Cormack, Curatorial Assistant Coordinator for History and Theory of Eric Edler, Exhibitions Registrar Museums, and Chair of Academic Programs Alexander Gruen, Chief Preparator Meredith B. Linn, Assistant Professor and Alexis Mucha, Manager of Rights and Director of Masters Studies Reproductions, Gallery Admissions François Louis, Associate Professor and Director and Retail of Doctoral Studies Michele Majer, Assistant Professor Design Jennifer L. Mass, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Kate Dewitt, Art Director Cultural Heritage Science Hellyn Teng, Web Manager Caspar Meyer, Professor Jocelyn Lau, Designer Peter N. Miller, Dean and Professor Andrew Morrall, Professor Public Programs Paul Stirton, Associate Professor and Editor, Emily Reilly, Director of Public Engagement / West 86th Associate Gallery Director Charlotte Vignon, Visiting Associate Professor Carla Repice, Senior Manager of Education, and Curator of Decorative Arts, Engagement, and Interpretation The Frick Collection Kristen Owens, Coordinator of Public Programs, Education, and Engagement

5 Development Benjamin Krevolin, Chief Advancement Office Amy Brady, Associate Director of Grants and Contracts Minna Lee, Associate Director of Development Angela Prevosto, Manager of Development Operations and Database Coordinator

Office of the Director Izabella (Elwart) Mujica, Executive Assistant to the Director Laura Microulis, Research Associate

Administrative Staff Tim Ettenheim, Chief Operating Officer James Congregane, Director of Facilities Management and Operations Chandler Small, Director of Security Rita Niyazova, Director of Finance Samantha Baron, Director of Administration Mohammed Alam, Budget Manager Miao Chen, Accounting Manager

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson Dean of Graduate Studies: 845.758.7895 Financial Aid Office: 845.758.7525 International Student Advisor: 845.758.7430 Stevenson Library (information): 845.758.7500 x144 Registrar: 845.758.7458 Student Accounts: 845.758.7520

6 Governance

Graduate Committee Joint Committee The Graduate Committee (GC) is charged with the The Joint Committee is comprised of representa- formulation of academic policy, curriculum and tives from the students, faculty, and administra- program development, faculty recruitment and tion. Any student with a non-academic grievance evaluation, academic evaluation of students, and or complaint should first approach the Graduate consideration of student petitions and proposals Committee, which receives, investigates, and as detailed below. The Graduate Committee also resolves complaints. The Joint Committee serves receives, investigates, and resolves student com- as an avenue of appeal and should be utilized only plaints. If a student is not satisfied with the deci- in the event that a satisfactory resolution has not sion of the Graduate Committee on a non-academic been achieved in a student affairs matter. The Joint matter, he or she may appeal to the Joint Commit- Committee convenes only when necessary to ad- tee (see below). In academic matters, the appeals dress matters that fall under its jurisdiction, han- process ends with the Graduate Committee. The dling complaints in a timely fashion. Bard Graduate Dean serves as chair of the Graduate Committee. Center assures that no adverse action will be taken against any student wishing to file a complaint. The The members of the Graduate Committee for Dean convenes the Joint Committee, and the Vice 2019–20 are: President for Academic Affairs is also a member Susan Weber, Founder and Director of the committee. In the case of academic com- Peter N. Miller, Dean and Professor plaints, such as questions of plagiarism, qualifying Jeffrey L. Collins, Professor paper reviews, and dismissal from the program, Ivan Gaskell, Professor, Curator, and Head of the the decision of the Graduate Committee is final. In Focus Project other matters, decisions made by the Joint Com- Andrew Morrall, Professor and Chair of Academic mittee are final. When all internal avenues have Programs been exhausted, the student may wish to investi- Caspar Meyer, Professor gate the New York State Education Department’s Elizabeth Simpson, Professor complaint registry. Aaron Glass, Associate Professor Deborah L. Krohn, Associate Professor, Coordinator Special note about policies and petitions: for History and Theory of Museums, and Chair of Academic Programs Some of the policies and procedures below require François Louis, Associate Professor and Director of approval from the Graduate Committee or its del- Doctoral Studies egated representatives, based on the submission Paul Stirton, Associate Professor and Editor, of forms or petitions. All required forms are avail- West 86th able from the Office of Academic Programs and Ittai Weinryb, Associate Professor on the website. A full list appears below, with an Catherine Whalen, Associate Professor indication of where to submit each form. Some pe- Freyja Hartzell, Assistant Professor titions must be signed and approved by an advisor Meredith B. Linn, Assistant Professor and Director in advance of submission. Students must submit of Masters Studies their petitions to [email protected] a week before Michele Majer, Assistant Professor the date of the meeting. Petitions not filed by these Jennifer L. Mass, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of deadlines may not be considered. Please consult Cultural Heritage Science with the Office of Academic Programs if you have Elissa Auther, Visiting Associate Professor and any questions about petition submissions. Windgate Research Curator, Museum of Arts and Design Norton Batkin, Dean of Graduate Studies, Bard College (ex officio) Nina Stritzler-Levine, Gallery Director (ex officio)

7 Audit Consortium Course Registration* Doctoral Dissertation Proposal* Doctoral Field Exams/Directed Readings Proposal* Drop/Add Incomplete Independent Study* Internship Forms Qualifying Paper Proposal * Travel and Research Funding Applications

*These forms all need go to the GC for approval and must be submitted to the Office of Academic Programs as specified above. All other forms go to the Academic Programs Office.

8 General Academic Policies

Academic Advisor versus Incompletes, below), the student may be Each MA and PhD student is assigned an aca- dismissed from the program. demic advisor prior to entering the program; for details, see sections on each degree program All MA students must have a 3.0 overall (cumula- below. Students are encouraged to meet with their tive) GPA in order to graduate. MA students whose advisors at least twice a semester to discuss and cumulative GPA is less than 3.0 at the end of the evaluate their academic progress. In addition, MA program are not eligible for the degree. students are encouraged to consult the Director of Masters Studies for advice at any time during their Appeals program of study. PhD students are encouraged Students have the right to appeal grades, or to consult the Director of Doctoral Studies. The decisions of a faculty member, to the Graduate Director of Admissions and Student Affairs and the Committee. In all cases, a student should speak to Chair of Academic Programs serve as additional the faculty member first, and then to the Chair of sources of academic advice and information to Academic Programs, and then the Dean, before fil- students in both programs. Subject to the degree- ing a petition to the committee. The decision of the specific terms below, students may change their Graduate Committee is final in all such matters. academic advisor by submitting an Advisor Change Request form to the Office of Academic Programs. Attendance Students are required to attend all of their sched- Academic Probation uled classes. Excessive absences (more than two All students must meet minimum academic per course) and/or tardiness will be reflected in standards as measured by grade point average the grade awarded. Individual faculty members (GPA) in order to remain in good academic stand- may specify more stringent attendance policies, ing. Students whose GPA falls below established of which students should be notified at the first thresholds in any given term will be placed on aca- meeting of the course. If you are unsure of a faculty demic probation. For MA students, this threshold member’s attendance policy, you should ask about is 3.0 (B); for PhD students the threshold is 3.3 (B+). it at the first meeting of the class. Some classes do Any student who fails more than one course in a not allow any absences. It is the student’s responsi- single term will be dismissed from the program. bility to find out the absence policy for each class.

Scholarship and fellowship awards may be reduced Audit or removed by probationary status. Students on A student may audit a course with the permission academic probation are not eligible to apply for of the instructor. The terms should be discussed travel and research funding. Students on academic with the instructor at the beginning of the course, probation are not eligible to apply for or to take a as not all courses allow auditors, and some in- consortium class. structors may require auditors to contribute to the class. Students may attend single class sessions In order to be removed from probation, the student only with the instructor’s consent. Students who must raise his or her GPA for the following academ- wish to audit a course must submit a registration ic term above the threshold and may not receive form to the Office of Academic Programs. Upon any grade below a C. Failure to meet these require- successful completion of an official audit, an R will ments will result in the student’s dismissal from appear on the student’s transcript. Letter grades the program. will not be issued for audited courses. A student may retake a previously audited course for a grade, If an MA student on academic probation who is but audits may not be converted to a credit-bear- granted an incomplete fails to submit outstanding ing course once the drop/add period has ended. work within the period specified on the Petition for Non-matriculated students (including consortium an Incomplete (maximum 30 days; see Extensions students) are not allowed to audit classes.

9 Clearance for the Degree Registration packets, including descriptions of All students must be available for a review of their courses offered for the academic term, a course record in order to clear them for graduation. Bard schedule, and a form for students to mark their College grants degrees only once a year, in May, preferred and/or required courses and alternates, and the Academic Calendar lists the deadlines will be sent to students in advance of registration. for filing a request for a degree, if applicable. An advisement gathering is held each term to allow The Office of Academic Programs reviews and students and instructors to discuss all courses clears all candidates for the degree. prior to registration. Students must meet to review their proposed program with their advisor, who Consortium must approve and sign their registration form. Students may have the opportunity to take one Signed forms must be submitted by email to course per term at selected participating graduate [email protected] between 9 am and 5 programs in New York City for credit toward their pm on the day established for their cohort; forms degree. Students enroll in these courses only with are processed in the order received. Early and the approval of the Graduate Committee, by peti- late submissions will bounce back, and paper tion. The Graduate Committee retains the right to forms are not accepted. A $50 fee will be charged limit the number of students enrolled off-campus, to those students who fail to register during their and thus not all requests are approved. Bard established timeframe. Graduate Center currently has arrangements with the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University; Course Cancellation the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World A course may be cancelled if enrollment is insuf- at New York University; the History of Design and ficient (typically, fewer than 3 students). Final Curatorial Studies program at Cooper Hewitt/ determination is made by the Chair of Academic Parsons, The New School for Design; the Jewish Programs. Theological Seminary; Columbia University; and the CUNY Graduate Center. Please note: we do Course Closings not have an agreement with other programs at Depending on student interest, a course may fill up The New School, only the Cooper Hewitt pro- and close during the registration period. Students gram; similarly, we do not have an agreement with will be notified when this happens, and they will other graduate programs at NYU, only IFA and be asked to make another selection. Wait lists are ISAW. Students in these consortium programs kept for classes that do fill, and students are noti- also have the opportunity to take classes at Bard fied if a place opens. It is a good idea to always list Graduate Center, and register through the Office of a fifth and sixth class on any registration form with Academic Programs. a note making it clear that these are the alternate choices should a course be closed. Students need the approval of the Graduate Committee before consortium coursework is Course/Instructor Evaluations undertaken. First semester MA students, and During the last week of each academic term, students on academic probation, are not eligible students have the opportunity to evaluate their to apply for or take a consortium course. Students courses and instructors. Students are encouraged may not take consortium courses if substantially to be candid and constructive in their comments. equivalent courses are offered here. Many con- Evaluations are not accepted by the administration sortium courses also require the permission of after the last week of classes. Copies of student the instructor. Columbia University requires all evaluations are mailed to instructors only after all students to demonstrate vaccinations before they grades have been submitted. enroll. Students may not take language classes at a consortium institution for BGC credit. Course Requirements Course requirements are established by each in- Course Registration structor and may include oral presentations, writ- Students register for courses twice during the ten term papers, other individual or group projects, academic year. Registration is done by cohort and/or midterm and final examinations. Students and by seniority, to give students with the least must demonstrate an ability to conduct high-level time remaining in the program priority in choos- scholarly research and to write in accordance with ing classes.Registration is generally conducted stringent academic standards. Faculty members in late April or early May for the fall term, and return term papers, exams, and all other course in late November for spring term. Dates will be work directly to students. announced each term by the Office of Academic Programs.

10 Disabilities scholarship funding. For specific requirements and Students with disabilities that may affect their restrictions, see sections on MA and PhD Programs academic performance are encouraged to speak below. Financial Aid is only available for two years with the Director of Admissions and Student for students in the MA program. Affairs and/or the Chair of Academic Programs at the start of their time at Bard Graduate Center. Extensions vs. Incompletes Students who need special considerations and/or Bard Graduate Center has two distinct mecha- accommodations must negotiate this in advance in nisms for granting students additional time to consultation with the Director of Admissions and complete coursework assigned during the aca- Student Affairs, the Chair of Academic Programs, demic term. Neither is automatic, and both require and the relevant instructor[s]. No accommodations the formal consent of the instructor. These are the can be granted without a prior recommendation only mechanisms for altering coursework dead- based on the review of materials submitted by a lines, and both have specific periods of validity and physician. expiration dates. It is essential that students un- derstand the differences between them, as failure Drop/Add to observe the requirements below automatically The first week of term is a designated drop/add removes a student from good standing and may week. Students may add or drop a course without result in dismissal from the program. penalty during this period by completing a Drop/ Add slip. The form requires the signature of the An EXTENSION is additional time given by an faculty advisor. The exact dates of the Drop/Add instructor to a student to complete an assign- period for each semester are published in the an- ment within a given academic term. It is not to be nual Academic Calendar. Courses dropped after confused with an incomplete (I), below, which is this period are subject to Bard College’s Refund only valid after the end of an academic term. An Policy as stated on the website (see “Tuition and instructor may choose whether or not to grant an Fees”; see also “Withdrawal from Course,” below). extension, and in the interest of fairness to other students who have completed the assignment on For students who are considering a class that they time, faculty members are urged not to grant ex- are not registered for, it is expected that they will tensions except under extenuating circumstances. notify the particular faculty member in advance of Unless they have granted an extension, instructors their intention to sit in on their first class. are not obliged to accept work handed in after the due date and may give such work a lower grade, Many Bard Graduate Center classes have advance including zero credit. The period of the extension requirements, such as reading assignments, must be agreed upon in advance with the instruc- for the first meeting. When a student writes to a tor, although it is recommended that in no case faculty member to let them know they plan to sit should an extension of more than one week be in on the first session, they should ask if there is given. In no case are extensions valid beyond the an assignment for the first meeting. Students are end of finals week. Any work outstanding at the expected to do all class preparation and to be fully end of term requires an incomplete (see below). ready for the first class, whether you are enrolled or not. Students are welcome to “shop” a class, but An INCOMPLETE (I) is an official designation indi- they must be prepared to be a full participant in cating that a student has been given prior permis- that class. sion to submit work for a course after the end of a given academic term. All extensions expire on the Students may not join a class after the first last day of exam week, and an incomplete is the on- meeting; if a student is considering two classes, ly mechanism through which work can be accepted he or she must attend the first session of each. for credit after that day. Incompletes are not automatic, and students are restricted to one incom- Enrollment Status Change plete per academic term. To obtain an incomplete, A student wishing to change from full-time to students must fill out a Petition for Incomplete, part-time status or vice versa must make an which must be signed by the instructor and filed appointment with the Director of Admissions with the Office of Academic Programs no later than and Student Affairs and complete an Enrollment the last day of finals week of the term. Instructors Status Change form. Please note: although a are not obliged to grant a student’s petition. If all change from full-time to part-time status will required work has not been submitted by the end likely reduce financial aid awards, students who of term, and an incomplete has not been granted, enroll part-time and then move to full-time are not instructors are obliged to fail the student or award eligible for increased institutional fellowship or a grade based on his or her partial fulfillment of the

11 requirements of the course. It is therefore incum- competence by taking a translation examination. bent on students to discuss their petitions with the The examinations, offered in August and during the instructor well in advance of the end of term. fall and spring term, are administered by the Office of Academic Programs and consist of approximate- Once granted, an incomplete is valid for a maxi- ly two pages of text (500-600 words) to be trans- mum of 30 days beyond the end of exam week, or lated by the student in a three-hour sitting, with what ever earlier period is specified by the instruc- the aid of a printed dictionary (students must bring tor on the Petition. If work has not been submit- their own). For specific requirements see sections ted by this time, the status of I will be changed on MA and PhD programs, below. to the grade F on the student’s transcript, unless the instructor specifies another default grade Grades based on the student’s partial fulfillment of the The qualifying paper, the doctoral dissertation, requirements for the course. This grade cannot be internships, and the August Orientation Session changed if the student submits the outstanding are graded Pass/Fail. Letter grades are issued for work after this deadline. Students taking consor- all other courses according to the system below. tium courses are bound by the policies governing Plus (+) and minus (-) signs indicate a mark in the Bard Graduate Center incompletes. upper and lower range of each grade range. The grades A+, D+ and D- are not used. A final course Financial Aid grade of F cannot be changed by the instructor Students are eligible for financial assistance in the once assigned. form of institutional aid and federal loans. Students should consult with the Director of Admissions and 90-99% = A = excellent Student Affairs on matters related to their financial 80-89% = B = good aid packaging. 70-79% = C = pass 60-69% = D = low pass Institutional Aid below 60% = F = fail Institutional financial aid awards are made at the time of acceptance into the program. Aid may Grade point averages (GPA) are calculated according consist of scholarships (tuition remission), fel- to the following system: lowships (stipends), and/or campus employment. Entering students who do not file a FAFSA, or who A = 4.0 file a FAFSA after the deadline, are not eligible for A- = 3.7 aid consideration. International students must B+ = 3.3 complete the College Board International Student B = 3.0 Financial Aid Application. Only full-time students B- = 2.7 are eligible for institutional aid, and students must C+ = 2.3 remain full-time in order to receive such aid. MA C = 2.0 students are only eligible for institutional aid for C- = 1.7 two years. Institutional aid is renewed contingent D = 1.0 on the maintenance of good academic standing in F = 0.0 the program and may be canceled or reduced for students on academic probation. Independent Study Independent study affords students an Federal Financial Aid opportunity to earn graduate credit by conducting Eligibility for financial assistance from the federal independent research in an area of particular government, usually in the form of loans, requires interest. Students must ask faculty members to that a student maintain a 2.0 (C) grade point aver- serve as advisors to guide their work and assess age. Students are advised that all federal loans the project upon completion. Faculty members have a defined repayment schedule and that once are not obligated to take on independent studies, an MA student completes coursework, his or her and the responsibility for developing the bibliog- loans cannot be deferred beyond the grace period raphy and pursuing the proposed study lies with mandated by federal guidelines. Any questions the student. Students considering independent about federal loan repayments should be directed studies are advised to consult with the proposed to the Financial Aid Office at Bard College. faculty member well in advance of the registration period. Independent studies are proposed in lieu of Foreign Language Proficiency a class and awarded 3 credits and a letter grade. All students must demonstrate research proficien- First semester MA students may not do an inde- cy in a foreign language. Students demonstrate pendent study, and no student may do more than

12 one independent study in a semester. A student 3. All phrases, sentences, and excerpts that may not ordinarily take both an independent study are not your own must be identified with quo- and a consortium course in the same semester. An tation marks or indentation, and the sources independent study petition, completed and signed provided in footnotes, endnotes, or parentheti- by both the student and the proposed project advi- cal documentation, called in-noting. sor, must be approved by the Graduate Committee in advance of registering for the course. 4. All ideas and data that are not your own must also be attributed in a footnote or end- Leaves of Absence note to the particular source from which they Leaves of absence may be granted upon success- were obtained. ful petition to the Graduate Committee. For specific requirements and restrictions, see sections on MA 5. Bibliographies must list all sources you and PhD Programs below. used for your paper. If you have doubts as to whether you are providing adequate documen- In extraordinary circumstances, the Graduate tation of your sources, be sure to discuss this Committee will entertain requests for emergency matter with your professor before preparing medical leaves if temporary health conditions your final draft. make it impossible for a student to complete his or her academic work. Such requests must be 6. Students may not submit the same or sub- fully documented by attending physicians and can stantially the same paper, or portions thereof, only be granted by the Graduate Committee. They for more than one course. In cases of possible are not automatic, and the duration of leave, the overlap of topics, students must consult all schedule for resuming academic work, and other relevant instructors in advance to work out a financial and logistical arrangements are subject sensible division and/or secure permission to to the determination of the Graduate Committee. reuse or duplicate material or text submitted for another course. Failure to secure such The Graduate Committee will also entertain advance approval will result in the withhold- reasonable requests for family leave if changed ing of credit for any work that is the same or family circumstances make it impossible for a substantially the same as that submitted in student to complete his or her academic work in another course. the normal timetable outlined in this handbook. Approval is not automatic, and the timing and Penalties for Plagiarism duration of leave are subject to the determination of the Graduate Committee. 1. Failure in the course in which plagiarism occurs and loss of financial aid. Plagiarism To plagiarize is to “steal and pass off [the ideas or 2. Denial of the degree, in the case of plagiarism words of another] as one’s own: use [a created pro- in a Qualifying Paper or a doctoral dissertation. duction] without crediting the source . . . present as new and original an idea or product derived from an 3. Cases of deliberate deception will result existing source” (Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary). in immediate expulsion from the program. The faculty of Bard Graduate Center regards plagiarism, deliberate or inadvertent, as a serious Right of a Hearing breach of ethical conduct that carries the most Any student accused of plagiarism or of writing for serious of consequences. All students, at both the another’s use may request a hearing before the MA and PhD level, must be aware of the following: Graduate Committee. The student must request this hearing within 24 hours after written notifica- 1. All work you submit must be your own tion of the charge. The decision of the Graduate scholarly production. You must provide clear Committee is final. documentation of all sources from which you derive information and ideas, and the final Adopted by the Bard Community, May 14, 1952. arrangement of the material must be substan- Adapted for the Master of Arts Program of Bard tially original. Graduate Center, August 5, 1994. Updated and extended to the doctoral program, 2014. 2. When doing preparatory research, you should record a full bibliographical citation for Study Abroad/Exchange Programs each of your sources, recording page referenc- Bard Graduate Center has an exchange program es for all notes taken, not just for quotations. with both the Humboldt University in Berlin and

13 the Royal College of Art in London. Students from information detailing topics covered, readings those two institutions (along with the Ecole du assigned, and the methods of examination; a sum- Louvre) may attend Bard Graduate Center, and mary of class time/contact hours; brief biogra- doctoral candidates from Bard Graduate Center phies (or a curriculum vitae) of the instructors; and may apply to research at either Humboldt or the copies of written work produced. Credits may not RCA. For information and eligibility consult with be transferred prior to matriculation. Questions the Chair of Academic Programs. Students register about procedure should be directed to the Chair through Bard Graduate Center and are responsible of Academic Programs. For specific requirements for their own housing while abroad, as well as cov- and restrictions, see sections on MA and PhD ering the cost of the student visa, if needed. programs below.

Term Paper Style and Format Travel and Research Style must conform to the guidelines published in A limited amount of money is available to students the most recent edition of The Chicago Manual of in both the MA and PhD program to assist students Style, an online version of which is accessible via in traveling for research purposes and to pres- the library home page. Endnotes in Bard Graduate ent research at academic conferences. Funding Center’s journal West 86th may serve as a model is competitive and not guaranteed. There are for this style. Spelling should conform to the first three rounds of application considerations each preferences (American, not British) in Merriam- academic year, typically in October, December, Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition, 2003) and April. Exact dates will be announced by the and, for words not found there, the unabridged Academic Programs Office along with instruc- Webster’s Third New International Dictionary; tions. Generally, applications are prioritized in the Webster’s New Geographical Dictionary (1984); and following order: doctoral dissertation research; Webster’s New Biographical Dictionary. There is qualifying paper research; PhD student travel for also a style sheet, which is given out at Orientation. academic conferences; MA student travel for aca- Punctuation should also conform to American, not demic conferences. British, usage. Withdrawal from a Course Transcripts Students may withdraw from a course by submit- An official transcript will be issued upon written ting a Withdrawal Slip, which must be signed by the request from a student to the Registrar of Bard instructor of the course from which the student is College in Annandale-on-Hudson. This request may withdrawing. There is no charge to withdraw from a be made by email via [email protected]. Grades course during the Drop/Add period; after the Drop/ are not released by telephone or via email. Official Add period ends, a withdrawal fee applies (consult transcripts are only available through the Bard the Office of Academic Programs for current fees), College registrar’s office. Unofficial transcripts are and students must request special permission available from the Office of Academic Programs. from the instructor and the Chair of Academic Programs. There is no refund for withdrawal after Transfer Credits the date specified in the Academic Calendar. Students may petition the Graduate Committee Students may not drop a course that they are fail- to transfer relevant credits from other institu- ing. Withdrawal from a course will appear on the tions of higher education for credit at Bard student’s transcript with the designation W. Failure Graduate Center. The Graduate Committee is to follow the formal withdrawal procedure will re- the final authority on acceptance of credits from sult in a grade of F in the course. An F designation other graduate programs, and only courses in cannot be changed. which the student has received a grade of B or higher will be considered. The intent is primar- Withdrawal from the Program ily to acknowledge prior work that overlaps with If a student in good academic standing wishes the range of courses offered here or available for to withdraw from either the Master of Arts or the credit through the consortium. No credit is given doctoral program, the student must notify the for language courses. Students wishing to trans- Academic Programs Office in writing. Any individual fer credits are responsible for having appropriate who has withdrawn and wishes to reenter the pro- official transcripts forwarded to the Academic gram must apply for re-matriculation. This is only Programs Office, together with a description of the possible for one year after withdrawal. After that specific work completed and how it relates to their time, a student must re-apply for admission. program of study, at least one week before the meeting of the Graduate Committee. Supporting documentation should include: a syllabus or other

14 MA Program

The degree of Master of Arts in Decorative Arts, been approved, either the signature of the initial Design History, Material Culture is awarded upon academic advisor or of the designated QP advisor successful completion of 48 course credits, which will be accepted for administrative purposes. must include the following: Students wishing to change their academic advisors before formal approval of the QP topic must – August Orientation Session (MA students who submit a signed Change of Advisor form to the do not receive a Pass for the August Orientation Office of Academic Programs. Session will be dismissed from the program, pending review by the Graduate Committee) Academic Progress – 500/501. Objects in Context: A Survey of the Full-time MA students are expected to complete Decorative Arts, Design History, and Mate- their course work in four academic terms, plus the rial Culture (two semesters) and its attendant intervening summer, over two years. Full-time stu- seminar Writing Objects dents in their first year take four courses in the fall – 502. Approaches to the Object (one semester) (12 credits), four in the spring (12 credits), and one – Eleven elective courses, two of which must be during the following summer (Internship, 3 cred- designated “pre-1800” and one of which must its). They then take an additional four courses (12 be designated “non-Western” (students may credits) in the fall semester of their second year, also fulfill this distribution requirement through and take the final 9 credits (including the 3-credit an Independent Study or consortium class) Qualifying Paper) in spring term. – Digital Project requirement – Internship Part-time students must attend all sections of the – Qualifying Paper; and participation in the end- Orientation Session in August of their first year. of-year QP Symposium Thereafter, part-time students are required to take – All students must also pass a foreign language a minimum of 6 credits (two courses) in each fall proficiency exam and spring term. Part-time students must take both Survey and Approaches in their first year. All the above requirements must be fulfilled for the degree to be granted. If a student fails any of Bard Travel Program the required/core courses, he or she must repeat The Bard Travel Program (an annual faculty-led and pass that course when it is next offered in international study trip) is open to all MA students. order to be eligible for the MA degree. All MA stu- Participation is contingent on a student’s satis- dents must have a 3.0 overall (cumulative) GPA in factory work during the first year, and approval order to receive the MA degree. MA students whose to participate is at the discretion of the Graduate cumulative GPA is less than 3.0 at the end of the Committee. The Graduate Committee reserves the program are not eligible for the degree. right to withhold or withdraw permission based on unsatisfactory academic progress or performance, Academic Advisor or any other medical or behavioral conditions that Each student has an academic advisor from the in its judgment may impair a student’s ability to regular faculty, whose signature is required on participate safely in and/or contribute effectively registration forms and some petitions. Entering MA to this physically demanding experience. Given the students are assigned an academic advisor prior nature of the program, the Graduate Committee to entering the program, and they may choose to must also be satisfied that all participants will be retain that advisor for the duration of their stud- responsible and effective ambassadors for Bard ies. However, as students develop their own area Graduate Center in all respects. of specialization and gain formal approval of their Qualifying Paper topic from the Graduate Com- While on the program, attendance at all official mittee, it is typical for the designated QP advisor activities is mandatory. Students may not ‘opt out’ to become the academic advisor. Once the QP has of events.

15 Distribution Requirements diagnostic exam have the opportunity for intensive All MA students must satisfy a distribution language study before a second exam is given at requirement in their elective coursework in order the conclusion of orientation. Students who do not to complete their degree. Two courses must be satisfy the requirement during August orientation designated “pre-1800” and one course must be have opportunities in the fall and spring semester designated “non-Western.” Each semester the to sit the language exam. All full-time MA students course listing indicates which classes satisfy must satisfy the language requirement before the these requirements. Some classes may offer start of their second year in the program (part-time conditional satisfaction, based upon a final paper students have an additional year to complete this or project. Independent Studies and Consortium requirement). If a student has not satisfied the classes may satisfy distribution requirements, language requirement by the appointed time, the but only if approved by the Graduate Committee. faculty will recommend a course of action which Students are responsible for keeping track of their may include suspension from the program until the requirements but may consult with their academic requirement is fulfilled or reduction in course load advisors and the Director of Admissions and from full to part-time. Student Affairs to confirm their status. Internships MA students must also complete a “digital All MA students must complete a 3-credit intern- project” requirement. This may be fulfilled at ship. A student’s required internship is normally un- any point during the program by incorporating dertaken in the summer after the first year of study. a digital component into final course work. This Internship forms may be obtained from the Office of may take a number of different shapes including Academic Programs and must be approved prior to an exhibition design, a web-based project, a undertaking work at a sponsoring institution. Stu- digital or interactive aspect to a submitted essay, dents will work with the Director of Masters Studies etc. Students should consult with the individual in securing an internship. This process takes place faculty of courses to discuss whether a proposed in the late fall of their entering year. By the time project might fulfill this requirement. Not all students register in April for the following fall, all classes will offer the opportunity for a significant summer internships should be formally approved. digital research project; this requirement may There are opportunities for several internships not be fulfilled through the digital work done in abroad. Applications for these may be competitive, Approaches to the Object. in which case they will be decided by the faculty. Students selected must demonstrate they have Enrollment Status Change appropriate health coverage, and, where required, A student wishing to change from full-time to part- can cover the cost of a student visa. Limited and time status or vice versa must make an appoint- competitive funding for internships outside of New ment with the Director of Admissions and Student York City may be available. Academic Programs will Affairs and complete an Enrollment Status Change announce any funding opportunities. form. MA students who enroll part-time and then move to full-time are not eligible for increased Internship Proposal institutional fellowship or scholarship funding. Internship petition forms must be completed by the student and the internship sponsor and Financial Aid submitted to the Office of Academic Programs. Financial aid awards are made at the time of A letter from the host institution must accom- acceptance. Institutional aid is limited and avail- pany the form. Internships should be approved able to full-time students only, and for two years by late spring when students register for the fall only. Aid for the second year is renewed at the semester. same level after a review in the late spring of the student’s academic performance in the program. Project Report Students must fill out a FAFSA by January 15 for Upon completion of the internship, the student financial aid renewal consideration. (See also “Fi- must submit to the Director of Masters Stud- nancial Aid” in General Academic Policies, above.) ies a three- to five- page report of the project or work undertaken, together with a copy of any Foreign Language Proficiency written or other document (e.g., an educational MA students are required to have reading knowl- brochure, docent’s plan, inventory, or website) edge of French, German, Italian, or Spanish. produced during the internship. Generally, this Incoming MA students are required to take a report should cover day to day responsibilities, foreign language proficiency exam during the major projects undertaken, a reflection on the August orientation. Those who do not pass the first internship’s influence on your academic work,

16 and a consideration of the experience as profes- at the end of year one, or the September or sional development. In addition, the internship October meeting at the beginning of year two for sponsor will complete a standardized evaluation full-time students. (For Digital and Exhibition QP form and submit it to the Director of Masters deadlines, see below.) Students are encouraged Studies. All internship reports and evaluations to submit their proposals as early as possible, are due within one month of completion of the especially if they wish to apply for travel grant internship. Internships will lapse to an NC (no consideration. The proposal provides information credit) if they are not completed on time, and the about the original seminar paper that will be student will lose credit for the project. developed into a Qualifying Paper and revision and expansion strategies. The instructor of Credit the class from which the paper stems typically Up to 3 credits will be granted for a successfully becomes the advisor for the QP. The Graduate completed internship based on the number of Committee may appoint an advisor from the hours worked according to the following schedule: regular faculty in cases of QPs arising from 50-74 hours: 1 credit papers originally written for a doctoral candidate 75-99 hours: 2 credits or other instructors on term appointments. The 100+ hours: 3 credits Graduate Committee also assigns a secondary reader for the QP, who may be any member of Internships are graded on a Pass/Fail basis, as the faculty. The student is permitted to suggest recommended by the host institution/supervisor. a reader, but the final determination rests with the Graduate Committee. The Qualifying Paper Leaves of Absence proposal form is available online or from the MA students in good academic standing who Office of Academic Programs. wish to take a leave of absence from the program must submit a request in writing to the Director of Preparation of the Qualifying Paper Admissions and Student Affairs. A maintenance- Additional research for the preparation of the of-status fee of $110 is charged to those students QP may begin during the summer between the on academic leave. This fee is levied per leave first and second year. There is limited travel request, whether for a semester or a full year. If a and research funding for these purposes, on a student does not return within one academic year, competitive basis; information on how and when she or he is considered to have withdrawn from the to apply will be announced at the beginning of program and must apply for re-admission. Time each academic year by the Office of Academic spent on an approved leave is not counted toward Programs. During the fall semester the student the time limit (two years for full-time students and works on the QP under the guidance of his or her four years for part-time students) for the comple- advisor. The QP must be completed in the spring tion of MA degree requirements. See also “Leaves semester of the second year (or in the student’s of Absence” in General Academic Policies, above. fourth semester, in the case of full-time students who have taken a leave of absence, at a date Transfer Credits determined by the Graduate Committee). The A maximum of 6 credits from other institutions may QP must be submitted to the Office of Academic be applied toward the Master of Arts degree, upon Programs by the date established each year successful petition to the Graduate Committee. (generally in early April). It is strongly suggested For general provisions, see “Transfer Credits” in that students establish a series of interim General Academic Policies, above. deadlines with their advisors to ensure timely completion and revision of the QP. Students Qualifying Paper must follow whatever guidelines are set by their QP advisors as to the amount of time required for Proposal Process for the Qualifying Paper marking the completed draft. If students do not Qualifying Papers must be based on a graded observe these guidelines, advisors may not be research paper or equivalent digital project able to provide advice or assistance with the QP produced in a regular course or in an independent prior to submission. study with a Bard Graduate Center professor. The paper or project to be adapted as a QP should Form of the Qualifying Paper be selected in consultation with the student’s The text of the QP should be 8,000-10,000 words instructors, academic advisor, and the Chair of in length, exclusive of foot- or endnotes, ap- Academic Programs. Students submit a proposal pendices, and bibliography. QPs over this limit to the Graduate Committee for approval. This may not be accepted by the Graduate Committee proposal should be submitted at the May meeting and are ineligible for awards or prizes. Margins

17 must be 1” at the top and right side, 11⁄4” at the the Digital Media Lab and submit a supplemen- bottom, and 11⁄2” at the left. Pages should be tary proposal form with these signatures and numbered in the upper right corner: lower case a description of the student’s previous digital Roman numerals should be used for the front training and software platforms needed to pro- matter, beginning with the first page after the duce and view the QP. Digital QP proposals must title page (which is not numbered), and Arabic be submitted for consideration by the Graduate numerals should be used beginning with the first Committee no later than the October meeting page of the actual text and continuing through all of the student’s third [full-time] semester. The back matter. The type face should be clear and expectation is that, within the limits of current easy to read, the equivalent of Courier 10 cpi or technology, digital QPs be able to be viewed and 12 point Times Roman; a letter-quality printer archived on an equivalent basis as paper QPs. should be used. The body of the text should The particular platform in which the Digital QP be double-spaced. Footnotes/endnotes, back is created will determine the permanent form in matter, captions, etc., may be single-spaced. which it will be submitted and archived. Students may choose to use either footnotes or endnotes as agreed with their QP advisor. The Exhibition Qualifying Papers entire QP must be printed single-sided. A third option allows students to present their research in the form of an exhibition proposal, Citations, bibliographic references, and gen- and to demonstrate practical and theoretical eral considerations of style should follow those expertise in exhibition conception, design, and outlined in the current edition of The Chicago display. Like the written QP, the topic will emerge Manual of Style, an electronic version of which from a term paper. All those wishing to pursue may be accessed via the library home page. this option must take the “Exhibition as Medium” The form of the title page should conform to the course in the fall semester of the second year. sample attached to these guidelines; students (The course will introduce students to the key should submit two copies of the title page to be elements of the Exhibition QP that will form parts signed by the reader and advisor, the second of the final submission. It will include training in copy of which will be returned to the student. and use of Sketch-Up software and introduce Illustrations may be in the form of photographic students to concepts and practicalities of exhibi- prints, high-quality photocopies, or scanned im- tion design.) The finished QP will comprise: 1. An ages. Illustrations must include figure numbers essay, conceived as a catalogue essay, that will keyed to the text, with full captions identifying address the main theme of the exhibition and the source of each image. contain the results of the student’s research and detailed treatment of the topic. It forms the Qualifying Papers must be arranged in the fol- chief academic component of the project, and, lowing order. Pages printed in italics are optional: like the written QP, will constitute a deepening Title Page, Dedication, Table of Contents, List and extending of the original paper on which it of Illustrations (with sources), List of Tables, is based. It will also provide an outline of and Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgments, List of rationale for the exhibition. 2. An Object List Abbreviations, Chronology, Text of the QP (with providing a detailed explanation for the choice footnotes at the bottom of the page, if used), of objects. 3. A mock-up of the Exhibition, with Appendices, Endnotes (if used), Illustrations, explanatory notes on all aspects of design. 4. All Glossary, Bibliography, Index exhibition labels and wall copy. All written exhibition material must be submitted as a hard copy Digital Qualifying Papers according to the “Form of the Qualifying Paper,” Students also have the option of submitting a above. Students should also submit their exhibi- digital project in lieu of a conventional QP. Digital tion design in both SketchUp and as an mp4 file QPs must meet the same rigorous academic on a flash drive along with the paper submission. and intellectual standards as regular QPs and The completed Exhibition Qualifying Paper will demonstrate an equivalent mastery of both the be submitted according to regular QP deadlines. content and tools of advanced scholarship in the human sciences. Because a digital QP may pose Submission and Evaluation of the Qualifying Paper significantly greater challenges to prepare and For written QPs, students must submit one copy polish than a traditional QP, students consider- of the complete QP (with two copies of the title ing this track must already possess significant page), printed single-sided on acid-free paper, to digital skills relevant to the proposed work. They the Office of Academic Programs by the annual must also obtain the advance permission and deadline. Students must also submit a pdf of support of relevant faculty and of the Director of their final paper. For digital QPs, students must

18 submit the file of the final project, as well as a copy of any written work as a hard copy and as a pdf. Two printed title pages should also be included with the submission. For exhibition QPs, students must submit the SketchUp file, an mp4 export of the walkthrough, as well as a copy of any written work both as a hard copy and as a pdf. Two printed title pages should also be included with the submission. Once a QP is submitted and the deadline has passed, no further revisions are possible.

Upon submission, Qualifying Papers will be read/evaluated by the QP advisor and reader to determine if they meet the minimum standards for award of the MA degree. Final approval is indicated by signature on the title page by the advisor and reader. Qualifying Papers receive the grades Pass or Fail. In cases of disagreement between the advisor and reader, or where both advisor and reader judge that the QP has not met the minimum standards, it will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Graduate Committee to include the Dean, the Chair of Academic Programs, and the Director of Masters Studies, and, at the GC’s discretion, relevant faculty.

If a QP receives a failing grade in this secondary review process, the degree will not be granted. Successful QPs will be archived in the library for consultation by qualified readers. There are no extensions for the QP, whether digital, exhibition, or conventional, and no changes can be made after the deadline. Failure to submit an approved QP will result in dismissal from the MA program without the award of a degree.

QP Awards/Prizes Qualifying papers may be nominated by advisors and readers for competitive prizes. Winners are selected by a committee comprised of members of the faculty and announced at the QP Symposium.

19 (Sample title page)

[Qualifying Paper Title]

[Student’s Name]

A Qualifying Paper

submitted in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the degree of

Master of Arts in Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture

Bard Graduate Center

Bard College

Month and year of submission

QP Advisor: Advisor Signature [Type Advisor Name]

QP Reader: Reader Signature [Type Reader Name]

20 PhD Program

Eligibility Teaching Assistantships PhD students must have earned a Master of Arts Advanced PhD students may be eligible for degree from an accredited college or university teaching assistantships, which carry a stipend. prior to matriculation at Bard Graduate Center. TAs assist with “Objects in Context: A Survey of Students must submit a completed MA thesis or the Decorative Arts, Design History, and Mate- Qualifying Paper prior to entering the PhD program. rial Culture” and “Writing Objects.” Applications, Provisional status will be given to those incoming which are reviewed by the Graduate Committee, candidates who have not completed the thesis re- should specify the student’s qualifications for quirement; such students have one year to submit the position/s. a thesis equivalent or they will be dropped from the program. This should be done in close consultation Doctoral Teaching Fellowship with the Dean and Director of Doctoral Studies. PhD candidates with an approved dissertation proposal are eligible to apply for the Doctoral Financial Aid Teaching Fellowship, an annual opportunity to Doctoral students are eligible for financial aid in the propose and teach an independent seminar at form of scholarships (tuition remission), fellowships Bard Graduate Center in the area of the student’s (stipends), and campus employment for four years expertise. Guidelines and a call for proposals are of full-time study. After this period, students in good sent to PhD students each year. Proposals are standing are eligible to apply for the special comple- reviewed by the Graduate Committee. tion awards described below. Doctoral students must maintain a 3.3 GPA in order to be eligible for Other Teaching Opportunities aid. Doctoral packages are reviewed and renewed PhD students may also have the opportunity to or revised annually according to the same proce- assist in the teaching of an undergraduate dure and calendar outlined above for MA students. course on the history of the decorative arts at Bard College. This course is not offered every BGC Fellowships year and is dependent on invitation from Bard Fellowships for up to four years are available College. Details of the application process will be to qualified full-time PhD students. Funding is announced by the Office of Academic Programs. contingent upon sufficient academic progress as outlined in the Academic Progress section of Research and Writing Awards this handbook. Please note that students who Doctoral students who are engaged in advanced increase their course load from part-time to full- work on their dissertations are eligible to apply time are not eligible for a corresponding increase for one year, non-renewable awards of $15,000 in funding. either for the purpose of conducting research or as additional funding for students who are com- Other Fellowships pleting the writing of their dissertations. Guide- In addition to other scholarship and stipend lines and application deadlines are sent to PhD awards, there are a small number of curatorial, re- students each year. Applications are reviewed by search, editorial, and other fellowships that may the Graduate Committee. Writing Award appli- be awarded to a doctoral student. A Curatorial cations must include the advisor’s certification Fellow works in either the main Gallery or on a Fo- that the dissertation can be completed during cus Project; a Research Fellow may be assigned the term of the award (normally a twelve-month to the Director or Dean; an Editorial Fellow works period from the time of application). for the Director of Publishing; a Public Programs and Learning Fellow works with the Director of Travel and Research Public Programs. These awards are made for one Funding for PhD student travel and research is year, and in the case of doctoral students, may be available on a competitive basis, once a dis- renewable after a review for additional years. sertation topic has been approved. Doctoral

21 students may apply for one major grant for their ing either term of “Objects” or “Approaches”), he or research; smaller grants may also be available. she must repeat and pass that course when it is Dates and specific guidelines are announced an- next offered in order to proceed to their qualifying nually by the academic programs office. Applica- examinations. tions are reviewed several times a year by the Student Travel and Research Committee. PhD students are permitted to enroll in all classes offered here regardless of the number designation; Outside Funding however, some instructors may require PhD Full-time doctoral students are required to apply students to complete additional work. for funding from outside sources throughout their course of study to support dissertation re- Transfer Credit search and travel. Once the dissertation propos- Apart from the credits that transfer automatically al has been approved, students are expected to from a previous MA degree (48 for internal MAs apply for external funding by the following aca- and 24 for those arriving from other programs; see demic year. Continued BGC institutional funding Degree Requirements), a maximum of 3 additional is contingent upon demonstration of good-faith credits may be transferred toward the PhD course effort to apply for at least two external fellow- requirements at Bard Graduate Center. For general ships, documentation of which must be provided provisions and procedures, see “Transfer Credit” in to the Director of Doctoral Studies. Please con- General Academic Policies, above. sult the BGC library for access to the Foundation Center’s database. An advisor or members of the Academic Progress faculty may also know of research grants, but it Doctoral students are expected to progress is the student’s responsibility to seek out that through the program according to the following information. Academic Programs runs an annual schedule. Continued funding is contingent on sat- workshop on applying for outside grants. isfactory progress at each stage listed below:

Academic Advisors For full-time students with an MA from The Director of Doctoral Studies serves as aca- Bard Graduate Center: demic advisor for all entering doctoral students. Students may change academic advisors at any YEAR 1 time during their course of study by filing a Change of Advisor form. Once a student’s dissertation pro- Fall Full-time doctoral students take four courses posal has been approved, the dissertation advisor (12 credits) in the first semester. If a student will become the student’s main academic advisor has not taken “Approaches to the Object” in de facto. Students should meet with the Director the MA program, this course must be taken in of Doctoral Studies on a regular basis and before the first semester. By December of the first submitting exam proposals, scheduling exams, semester, students choose three fields of proposing their doctoral dissertations, and arrang- study for qualifying examinations. ing the dissertation defense. Spring Students prepare for these exams by taking Requirements for the PhD Degree three directed readings courses in the spring Bard Graduate Center awards the degree of Doctor term (9 credits). By the end of their first year, of Philosophy in Decorative Arts, Design History, students must have taken and passed all Material Culture. Students must complete 75 qualifying exams and fulfilled their second credits to qualify for the degree. For those who language requirement. have received the MA from Bard Graduate Center, the PhD is awarded upon satisfactory comple- YEAR 2 tion of 27 additional course credits, passage of the language and qualifying examinations, and Fall Students register for their final 6 credits (the successful completion and defense of the doctoral dissertation). By October, students submit dissertation. For those students entering with an a dissertation proposal to the Graduate MA from another institution, the PhD is awarded Committee. Once the proposal is approved, upon satisfactory completion of 51 course credits, students are eligible for the degree of MPhil. including 500/501. “Objects in Context: A Survey of the Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Students are expected to apply for an outside Culture,” 502. “Approaches to the Object,” and all grant to fund dissertation research/travel; of the requirements listed above. If a doctoral stu- continued funding is contingent upon dem- dent fails any of the required/core courses (includ- onstration of good-faith effort to apply by

22 deadline for at least two external fellowships, YEAR 2 documentation of which must be provided to the DDS. Fall Students prepare for their field exams by taking one or two directed readings courses Spring Dissertation research and writing. By the end (3 or 6 credits), and sit the exam[s] during the of the semester, all students who have had designated examination week in December. their dissertation proposals approved present a progress report to their dissertation advi- Spring Students take the remaining directed read- sors (see Annual Work-in-Progress Review, ing course[s] (3 or 6 credits) and take the below). exam[s] during the designated examination week in May. By the end of their second year, YEAR 3 students must have taken and passed all qualifying exams and fulfilled their second Fall Dissertation research and writing. PhD language requirement. students meet during the academic year at the doctoral forum to present their work in YEAR 3 progress and receive feedback from their peers and faculty (see below). Possible Fall Students register for their final 6 credits appointment as TA for “Objects in Context” in (the dissertation). By October students sub- one or both of years three and four. mit a dissertation proposal to the Graduate Committee. Once the proposal is approved, Spring Dissertation research and writing. PhD stu- students are eligible for the degree of MPhil. dents meet at the doctoral forum. At the end of the semester, students submit a Work-in- Spring Dissertation research and writing. By the Progress Report. end of the semester, all students who have had their dissertation proposals approved YEAR 4 present a progress report to their dissertation advisors (see Annual-Work-in-Progress Fall Dissertation research and writing, completed Review below). draft to advisor by September 1. PhD students meet at the doctoral forum. Possible appoint- YEAR 4 ment as TA for “Objects in Context” in fall and spring. Fall Dissertation research and writing. PhD students meet during the academic year at the Spring Dissertation defended by mid-March and doctoral forum (see below). Possible appoint- submitted by mid-April (see Academic Calen- ment as TA for “Objects in Context” in one or dar for exact date) in order to be considered both of years four and five. for May Commencement. If the dissertation has not been completed, a student may Spring Dissertation research and writing. PhD stu- petition the Graduate Committee to enter dents meet at the doctoral forum. At the end Dissertation Completion Enrollment Status of the semester, students submit a Work-in- (see below). Progress Report.

For part-time students with an MA from YEAR 5 Bard Graduate Center: Fall Dissertation research and writing, completed YEAR 1 draft to advisor by September 1. PhD students meet at the doctoral forum. Possible Fall Part-time doctoral students take two courses appointment as TA for “Objects in Context” in (6 credits) in the first semester. If students fall and spring. have not taken Approaches to the Object as an MA student, this course must be taken. Spring Dissertation defended by mid-March and submitted by mid-April (see Academic Calendar Spring Students take two more courses (6 credits). for exact date) in order to be considered for By May of their second semester, they choose May Commencement. If the dissertation has three fields of study for qualifying examina- not been completed, a student may petition tions, to be taken the following year. the Graduate Committee to enter Dissertation Completion Enrollment Status (see below).

23 For full-time students entering with an MA from and faculty (see below). Possible appointment another institution: as TA for “Objects in Context” in one or both of years four and five. YEAR 1 Spring Dissertation research and writing. PhD Fall Full-time students take four courses (12 students meet at the doctoral forum to credits) in the first semester, including present their work in progress and receive “Approaches to the Object” and “Objects in feedback from their peers and faculty. At the Context I.” (Students who have already taken end of the semester, students submit a Work- an equivalent course elsewhere may petition in-Progress Report. the Graduate Committee to be exempted.) YEAR 5 Spring Students take four courses (12 credits) including “Objects in Context II.” Fall Dissertation research and writing, completed draft to advisor by September 1. PhD students YEAR 2 meet at the doctoral forum. Possible appointment as TA for “Objects in Context” in fall and Fall Students take four elective courses (12 cred- spring. its) in the fall semester. By December of their third semester, they choose three fields of Spring Dissertation defended by mid-March and study for qualifying examinations. submitted by mid-April (see Academic Calen- dar for exact date) in order to be considered Spring Students prepare for these exams by taking for May Commencement. If the disserta- three directed readings courses in the spring tion has not been completed, a student may term (9 credits). By the end of their second petition the Graduate Committee to enter year, students must have taken and passed Dissertation Completion Enrollment Status all qualifying exams and fulfilled their second (see below). language requirement. For part-time students entering with an MA from YEAR 3 another institution:

Fall Students register for their final 6 credits YEAR 1 (the dissertation). By October students submit a dissertation proposal to the Graduate Fall Part-time doctoral students take two courses Committee. Once the proposal is approved, (6 credits) in the first semester, including students are eligible for the degree of MPhil. “Approaches to the Object” and “Objects in Context I.” (Students who have already taken Students are expected to apply for an outside an equivalent course elsewhere may petition grant to fund dissertation research/travel; the Graduate Committee to be exempted.) continued funding is contingent upon demonstration of good-faith effort to apply by Spring Students take two courses (6 credits), includ- deadline for at least two external fellowships, ing “Objects II” (unless exempted). documentation of which must be provided to the DDS. YEAR 2

Spring Dissertation research and writing. By the end Fall Students take two elective courses (6 credits). of the semester, all students who have had their dissertation proposals approved present Spring Students take two elective courses (6 credits). a progress report to their dissertation advisors (see Annual Work-in-Progress Review YEAR 3 below). Fall Students take two electives (6 credits). YEAR 4 Spring Students take two electives (6 credits). By Fall Dissertation research and writing. PhD stu- May of the 6th semester, students choose 3 dents meet during the academic year at the fields of study for qualifying field exams. doctoral forum to present their work in progress and receive feedback from their peers

24 YEAR 4 Full-time and Part-time Status During coursework and qualifying exams, PhD stu- Fall Students prepare for their field exams by dents may change from full-time to part-time sta- taking one or two directed readings courses tus or vice versa by submitting a form to the Office (3 or 6 credits), and sit the exam[s] during the of Academic Programs. Students contemplating a designated examination week. change in status should consult with the Director of Doctoral Studies. Full-time students receiving Spring Students take the remaining directed reading fellowships should be aware that changing their course[s] (3 or 6 credits) and sit the exam[s] status to part-time will result in loss of funding. during the designated examination week. By Doctoral students who convert from part-time to the end of their fourth year, students must have full-time status are not eligible for an increase in taken and passed all qualifying exams and institutional financial aid. Once qualifying exams fulfilled their second language requirement. are passed all students are regarded as full-time equivalent. There is no part-time status during the YEAR 5 research and writing of the dissertation.

Fall Students register for their final 6 credits (the Time Limits for the Degree dissertation). By October, students submit Full-time students who enter the doctoral program a dissertation proposal to the Graduate with an MA from Bard Graduate Center are expect- Committee. Once the proposal is approved, ed to complete their PhD by the end of their fourth students are eligible for the degree of MPhil. year. Full-time students who enter the doctoral program with an MA from another institution are Spring Dissertation research and writing. By the end expected to complete their PhD by the end of their of the semester, all students who have had fifth year. All students are expected to complete their dissertation proposals approved present their dissertation within three years of completing a progress report to their dissertation advisors their exams (see Full-time and Part-time Status, (see Annual Work-in-Progress Review below). above). After this period, students must move into Dissertation Completion Enrollment status or end YEAR 6 their candidacy for a degree.

Fall Dissertation research and writing. PhD Dissertation Completion Enrollment students meet during the academic year at Enrolled PhD students who have not completed the doctoral forum to present their work in their degree within three years from the comple- progress and receive feedback from their tion of exams may petition the Graduate Commit- peers and faculty (see below). Possible tee to be enrolled for up to two additional years in appointment as TA for “Objects in Context” in Dissertation Completion Enrollment (DCE) status. one or both of years six and seven. DCE status exists to help students finish the PhD by allowing them to remain in an enrolled status Spring Dissertation research and writing. PhD stu- while they finish their degree requirements. Stu- dents meet at the doctoral forum. At the end dents must move directly into DCE status when of the semester, students submit a Work-in- their period of regular enrollment ends and must Progress Report. be approved by their dissertation committee and the Graduate Committee based on satisfactory YEAR 7 academic progress. Prior to the submission of the DCE application, students should submit their Fall Dissertation research and writing, completed work in progress to their dissertation advisor and draft to advisor by September 1. PhD students the advisor will sign the form. A limited number meet at the doctoral forum. Possible appoint- of reduced fellowships may be available upon ment as TA for “Objects in Context” in fall and application for those who can demonstrate that spring. they will complete their dissertations in one year. DCE and funding petitions must be submitted to Spring Dissertation defended by mid-March and sub- the Office of Academic Programs in time for con- mitted by mid-April (see Academic Calendar sideration at the April meeting of the Graduate for exact date) in order to be considered for Committee the year prior to entering DCE status. May Commencement. If the dissertation has not been completed, a student may petition Students in DCE status are fully and formally the Graduate Committee to enter Dissertation enrolled graduate students, working full-time to Completion Enrollment Status (see below). complete degree requirements. A continuing an-

25 nual enrollment fee will be charged. If a student Attendance is especially encouraged of doctoral has not defended the dissertation by the end of students who are taking courses, preparing for the eligible DCE period, their status as a matricu- exams, and proposing their dissertations. lated student at Bard Graduate Center will come to an end. Annual Work-in-Progress Review At the end of the spring semester, all doctoral stu- Re-Enrollment for Purposes of Dissertation dents who have had their dissertation proposals Defense approved must present a progress report on the Doctoral students who have timed-out and are current state of their research and writing to their no longer matriculated may present a fully com- dissertation advisors; students meet with their pleted dissertation and petition for re-enroll- advisors and, where appropriate, with committee ment for the purposes of defending the disserta- members to discuss their work. This is summa- tion. In such cases the faculty must vote formally rized on the Annual Doctoral Progress Report form, whether or not to receive the dissertation for which should be filled out by each student, signed review and examination, contingent on the posi- by the student’s advisor, and submitted by the stu- tive recommendation of at least two members of dent to the Office of Academic Programs. Advisors the dissertation committee that the dissertation will expect to see finished chapters and drafts of advance to the final defense. The student will other sections in preparation. Good standing in the submit a form to the Graduate Committee and a doctoral program is contingent on the annual work- one-time re-enrollment fee will be charged if the in-progress review, which must document clear petition is approved. evidence of research conducted and of substantial writing towards completion of the dissertation. Leaves of Absence Leaves of absence will be granted for urgent, docu- Columbia University Libraries/ mented medical reasons only. If a student does NYU Bobst Library not return to the program after an approved leave Students enrolled in the PhD program have access ends, the student’s degree candidacy is terminat- to other libraries. PhD students receive access to ed. A request to return thereafter requires reappli- the Columbia, NYU, and the NYPL libraries by ap- cation to the doctoral program through the annual plying for a MaRLI card. admission process. See “Leave of Absences” in General Academic Policies, above. Foreign Language Proficiency Students are required to pass two foreign language Academic Probation exams prior to undertaking qualifying exams. During coursework, PhD students are required to French, German, Italian, or Spanish are recom- maintain a grade point average of 3.3 (B+). Stu- mended; however, students may request approval dents who do not maintain this average during any from the Graduate Committee to demonstrate given term will be placed on academic probation proficiency in another language provided that the and will be ineligible for scholarships, fellowships, proposed language is relevant to the student’s dis- or travel and research grants while on probation. sertation research.

Consortium and Exchange Programs Qualifying Examinations During coursework, PhD students are eligible to take Students are examined in three separate fields se- courses with our consortium institutions in New York lected from a list of subject areas drawn up by the (see General Academic Policies) and, on petition to Graduate Committee. Examinations are only held the Graduate Committee, to participate in student once all coursework is completed. The qualifying or research exchanges with the Royal College of Art examinations are intended to ensure that the stu- in London and the Humboldt University in Berlin. dent has a broad knowledge of the material, his- toriography, and current scholarship in the areas Doctoral Forum examined. Students prepare for these exams by PhD students meet several times during the taking three directed readings courses (9 credits), academic year to present a significant portion of after they have completed their coursework. their work-in-progress and receive feedback from their peers and faculty. PhD students are expected Proposal Process for Qualifying Exam Fields to attend and participate in these meetings. The The student may select all three fields from Doctoral Forum is organized by the Director of the list of subject areas drawn up by the Gradu- Doctoral Studies in collaboration with students in ate Committee, with the proviso that there be the PhD program; students may volunteer to pres- no significant overlap of chronology or content. ent their research and can also be invited to speak. Fields are defined chronologically, by geography,

26 by medium, by theme, or by other concepts ap- uled before the start of the next academic year. proved by the Graduate Committee. Alternatively Failure a second time will result in dismissal the student may choose two fields from the from the program. list and propose an area of individual interest (“Wildcard”) as the third field. Ordinarily a Oral Component Wildcard field would cover no less than 50 years The examining committee determines the format in an area likely to be related to the candidate’s of the oral exam. Generally it may involve ques- dissertation topic. Proposals for all qualifying tions pertaining to the written examinations and examination fields must be submitted to the approved bibliographies, and, at the examin- Graduate Committee for approval, and the com- ers’ discretion, identification of and questions mittee reserves the right to suggest alterations regarding images. Normally, the oral exam lasts to Wildcard fields. Proposals for Wildcard fields between 2 and 2 ½ hours. If the student fails one must include a description and a preliminary or several oral components of the field exams, he bibliography (proposals for existing fields do not or she may retake the respective exam one more require an accompanying bibliography). time. This re-sit must be scheduled before the start of the next academic year. Failure a second Qualifying Examination Committees time will result in dismissal from the program. Each field exam is administered by either one or two members of the faculty, depending on faculty Procedural Guidelines for Qualifying Examinations expertise and availability. In a two-member com- All PhD students should follow these steps to mittee, one of the examiners may be an outside prepare for qualifying exams: scholar. No faculty member may be an examiner for all three exam fields. Students take directed 1. The student meets with the Director of readings courses for all three fields; each course Doctoral Studies and individual faculty to involves the respective field examiners discuss- discuss the areas to be examined and to ing with the student the preparation and content establish a structure for the directed read- of bibliographies and the content and format of ings courses. exams. At the end of examination week, examiners must reach consensus on both the written 2. The student, in consultation with pro- and the oral components in order for the student posed examiners, submits “Proposal for to pass. Part-time students who take their exams Doctoral Field Exams/Directed Readings” over the course of two semesters must have two listing exam fields to [email protected] examiners administering each field exam. one week before the Graduate Committee meeting. If one of the fields is a “Wildcard” Qualifying Exam Format field, the student should indicate as much Each field exam consists of a three-hour writ- and include a description and preliminary ten essay (usually Monday-Wednesday of exam bibliography. week). For full-time students, the written exams are followed by a single oral examination cover- 3. For each field exam, the student and ing all three fields ((usually Thursday or Friday of examiner[s] develop a bibliography and a exam week). Part-time students typically take program of study for the directed reading their exams over the course of two semesters. course to be taken during the semester. They take each field exam on a separate day, Bibliographies from previous exams are scheduling the written essay in the morning and available for consultation from Academic the respective oral component in the afternoon. Programs.

Written Component 4. Examiners send written questions to the Each of the three exams consists of a three-hour Office of Academic Programs at least one written essay. Students will normally select two day before scheduled exams. of five essay questions from a list provided by the examining committee. Students are not per- 5. The student submits electronic copies of mitted use of the library, or the internet, or any the final bibliography for each exam to the notes while taking these exams, which must be Office of Academic Programs before exami- conducted using Bard Graduate Center comput- nations. ers. If the student fails the written component of the exam, he or she may not proceed to the oral 6. After each written exam, one examiner component of that exam. The student may retake emails the student with the grade (pass or the written part once. All re-sits must be sched- fail); copies are sent to the Director of Doc-

27 toral Studies and the Academic Programs to the Graduate Committee for approval after Office. After passing the written exams, the the student has completed all coursework and student may proceed to the oral exam. passed the language and qualifying examinations. Proposals are due by October following 7. After successful completion of both the the May examinations. Proposals must receive written and oral exams, one faculty mem- approval before the end of the term in which ber notifies the Office of Academic Pro- they are submitted. See Academic Progress for grams and the faculty that the student has specific deadlines. passed their field examinations. The dissertation proposal should consist of (1) MPhil Degree a six- to eight-page, double-spaced statement Upon approval of the student’s dissertation of purpose, addressing aims, methods, sources, proposal (see below), he or she advances to PhD topic feasibility and work schedule, along with a candidacy and is eligible for the MPhil degree. narrative review of scholarly literature indicat- ing the current state of knowledge in the field Dissertation and explaining how the proposed dissertation The doctoral dissertation must demonstrate will add to that knowledge and/or alter, redefine, advanced mastery of a student’s chosen academic or otherwise advance the subject; (2) a working specialty and constitute a significant contribution outline; and (3) a preliminary bibliography. to scholarship. Dissertation guidelines are included in this handbook. The writing of the dissertation may The proposal must be approved by the student’s commence upon the approval of the proposal by the dissertation advisor and then submitted, along Graduate Committee. After a student has submitted with the appropriate signed form, for approval by the dissertation and it has been approved by the dis- the Graduate Committee. sertation committee, the student must pass an oral defense. The oral defense is closed to outside par- Schedule for Dissertation Submission ticipants, including Bard Graduate Center students In general, students should adhere to the fol- or staff members. All three members of the disser- lowing schedule. Students should be aware that tation committee must approve the doctoral disser- dissertation advisors along with other commit- tation and the performance in the oral defense. tee members may not be available during the summer months and should organize their work Dissertation Advisor and Committee accordingly. The dissertation committee normally consists of three Bard Graduate Center regular faculty 1. The student must first submit a completely members, one of whom is the dissertation advi- finished draft of the dissertation, with full sor. The advisor must hold a PhD. The student citations, bibliography, and illustrations, to should consult the faculty member with whom he the dissertation advisor, who will recom- or she wishes to work and secure that person’s mend revisions and corrections to the consent. The dissertation advisor will be respon- finished draft. At least two months should sible for guiding the student through the process be allowed for the advisor’s reading and of writing, revising, and submitting the disserta- correction of the finished draft, depending tion. The dissertation committee is nominated by on its quality and polish. the student, with the consent of the participating members. At least two members of the disserta- 2. The student will revise the draft and make tion committee must hold a PhD. appropriate corrections.

A student may request an outside specialist to 3. Once the advisor has agreed that the participate on the committee; the Graduate Com- dissertation can go to the committee, the mittee must approve all outside specialists. The student will produce copies of the revised student will be responsible for setting up a work draft, with illustrations, for the members schedule, carrying out research on the proposed of the dissertation committee. At least topic, and writing the dissertation. Members of two months should be allowed for the the dissertation committee will act in an advisory committee members to read and comment capacity; they are not responsible for devising the on the revised draft. student’s schedule or editing the student’s work. 4. The committee will evaluate the disser- Dissertation Proposal tation, submit recommendations to the The dissertation proposal may be submitted student for final revisions, and determine

28 whether the defense can be scheduled. Be- whether and when the dissertation defense fore a defense can be scheduled, members can be scheduled. They may submit recom- of the committee must sign the defense mendations for final revisions to the student form, which the advisor will coordinate either before or during the defense. with Academic Programs. See also the PhD Defense section, below. 5. The student must successfully defend the dissertation at the latest by March 15. For 5. The student will make all final revisions, more information, see The PhD Defense which the dissertation advisor will oversee section below. and review. In some cases, such as when the required revisions are small, the revi- 6. If the dissertation is approved with revisions can be made after the defense. sions, they must be verified by the advisor before final submission of the dissertation. 6. The student will defend the dissertation before the members of the committee. 7. Two final copies of the dissertation and three title pages, signed by the committee, 7. Upon successful defense of the disserta- must be filed with the Office of Academic tion, two final copies and three title pages Programs by April 15. will be submitted to the committee and the title pages will be signed. The advisor must Form of the Dissertation also fill out a dissertation defense form, The text of the dissertation must be at least which is also signed by members of the 70,000 but no more than 100,000 words in length, committee. inclusive of footnotes or endnotes but exclusive of appendices, and bibliography. Texts longer than 8. The student will retain one copy and submit 100,000 words, inclusive of footnotes or endnotes, two copies of the dissertation to the Office will not be accepted. Margins must be 1” at the of Academic Programs for inclusion in the top and right side, 1¼” at the bottom, and 1½” at library and publication by ProQuest/UMI. the left. Pages must be numbered in the upper right corner: lower case Roman numerals should Dissertation Submission Schedule for May be used for the front matter, beginning with the Graduation first page after the copyright page; the copyright In order to assure that a student will be able to page follows the title page (neither of which is take part in the Bard College commencement numbered). Arabic numerals are used beginning ceremony in late May, the following schedule with the first page of the actual text and continue must be observed. Dates given indicate the through all back matter. The typeface must be latest dates by which the various steps must be clear and easy to read, the equivalent of Courier concluded; earlier submission is recommended, 10 cpi or 12 point Times Roman; a letter quality as it will facilitate the process. printer must be used. The body of the text should be double-spaced. Footnotes/endnotes, back 1. A complete, polished draft of the disser- matter, captions, etc., may be single-spaced. Stu- tation, with full citations, bibliography, dents may choose to use endnotes or footnotes, illustrations, and captions must be sub- as agreed with the dissertation advisor. There mitted at the latest by September 1 to the should be no color in the copy to be scanned, dissertation advisor, who will recommend which is called the “original,” and will be sent to revisions and corrections. ProQuest/UMI. Color can appear in the second copy, which will be retained by the BGC library. 2. Contingent on the quality of the draft, the The original must be printed on 100% cotton, dissertation advisor will return the draft to acid-free paper and only one side of the paper the student within two months (November should be used. Citations, bibliographic refer- 1) with suggestions for revision and possibly ences, and general considerations of style should a revised working schedule for completion. follow those outlined in the current edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The form of the title 3. The revised dissertation must be submitted page and copyright page should conform to the to the dissertation committee by January 1. samples attached to these guidelines. Disserta- tions must be arranged in the following order. 4. The committee will evaluate the revised dissertation within two months of the date of Italicized pages are optional: Title Page, Copy- submission (by March 1). They will determine right Page, Abstract (length and format should

29 follow current UMI guidelines), Dedication, Table ProQuest/UMI Submission Requirement of Contents, List of Illustrations (with sources), All completed dissertations must be submitted List of Tables, Foreword, Preface, Acknowledg- to ProQuest/UMI. The student is responsible ments, List of Abbreviations, Chronology, Text of for completing and returning the ProQuest/UMI Dissertation (with footnotes at bottom of page, package to the Office of Academic Programs. In- if used), Appendices, Endnotes (if used), Illustra- formation about ProQuest/UMI is available from tions, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. the Office of Academic Programs. The dissertation advisor must sign off on this as well, verify- The PhD Defense ing the abstract submitted. The ProQuest/UMI The procedure for the defense is as follows: package is submitted with the appropriate check to the Office of Academic Programs, which will 1. The dissertation advisor, working closely submit it to ProQuest/UMI once the final, signed with the other members of the examina- copies of the dissertation are in hand. tion committee, has sole discretion as to the timing and scheduling of the PhD defense. Dissertation Abstract The dissertation advisor solicits written ap- An abstract of the dissertation must be prepared proval from each member of the committee for submission to ProQuest/UMI. that the dissertation is ready to be defended. A form is available for this in the Office of Permission for Previously Copyrighted Materials Academic Programs. Once collective agree- Permission must be obtained to reproduce all ment has been reached, the dissertation previously copyrighted materials, including il- advisor schedules the date of the defense. lustrations to be used in the dissertation, that do not fall under the “fair use” designation of the 2. Upon the student’s successful conclusion of copyright law. ProQuest/UMI requires that let- the defense, each member of the committee ters of permission to reproduce such materials signs the cover sheet. If there are changes accompany the copy of the dissertation submit- to be made, the student is given a specified ted to them. time to make them. These changes are then submitted to the advisor for final approval. Copyright The author of the dissertation retains copyright 3. Upon the successful conclusion of the de- privileges immediately upon completion of the fense, each member of the committee signs work. In addition, the copyright may be regis- the form that shows that the candidate has tered with the Library of Congress Copyright Of- passed and is now eligible to receive the fice. Registration of copyright confers additional degree. A copy of this form remains in the legal rights, allowing the author to file suit for files. Once a year, a report is made to the infringement and seek damages and attorneys’ state regarding doctoral degrees conferred, fees. The student may register the copyright, or and the registrar attaches this verifying ProQuest/UMI can act as the student’s agent, document with the report sent to the state. handling registration details for a fee. Bard Graduate Center does not file for copyright for 4. Typically, each committee member submits students’ dissertations. This is the responsibility a one-page summary of his or her reactions of the student. to the dissertation within two weeks of the defense. The advisor is required to do so. Dissertation Awards/Prizes These are kept on file, available for anyone Doctoral dissertations may be nominated by ad- in the community to read. visors for competitive prizes, including the CINOA award and the Lee B. Anderson Memorial Dean’s Final Submission of Approved Dissertation Prize. Winners are selected by a committee After the student has successfully defended the comprised of members of the faculty and these dissertation and the title page has been signed, awards are given at commencement. and after final changes have been made and approved, the finished work may be submitted. Two final copies must be prepared and submitted (unbound) to the Office of Academic Programs. One copy will be sent to Proquest/UMI for publication in their doctoral dissertation series. The second copy will be held in the BGC library.

30 (Sample title page)

[Dissertation Title]

[Student’s Name]

A dissertation

Submitted in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy in Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture

Bard Graduate Center

Bard College

Advisor: Advisor Signature [Type Advisor Name]

Committee Member Signature [Type Committee Member Name]

31 (Copyright page)

[Student’s Name]

[Year]

32 Student Life

Counseling Service falsification of data, deliberately inappropriate A psychotherapist is available to students on a analysis of data or misrepresentation of data with part-time basis for limited, short-term therapy. the intent to deceive, or any other form of miscon- Students are encouraged to contact the Director of duct as defined in Federal Register 45 CFR Part Admissions and Student Affairs for a confidential 689.1, Feb. 10, 1987, of any materials submitted referral. The therapist’s office is within blocks of for class assignments or as part of the Qualify- Bard Graduate Center. ing Paper will be subject to the policies regarding plagiarism (See “Plagiarism,” above). Digital Media Lab Bard Graduate Center is committed to the inte- Immunization gration of digital media throughout its academic New York State Public Health Law 2165 requires programs, gallery exhibitions, and publishing post-secondary students to show proof of im- endeavors. The Digital Media Lab (DML) plays an munity to measles, mumps, and rubella. Students integral role in this initiative by providing resources who cannot provide physician- or health-provider and support to individuals interested in using documented proof of immunity will not be allowed digital tools for their academic work, research, and to attend classes. Persons born prior to January professional development. 1, 1957, are exempt from this requirement. Bard Graduate Center, The American College Health Through a well-equipped space, the DML is able Association, and The Department of Public Health to facilitate a wide variety of individual and col- strongly recommend that students receive the laborative digital projects ranging from classroom Hepatitis B vaccine series prior to matriculation. assignments to Qualifying Papers. Recent work in- Health forms are sent to students prior to ma- cludes website design and development, video and triculation and must be returned before arrival for audio production, gallery interactive development, August Orientation. mapping, alternate modes of research presenta- tion, and 3D printing. The DML provides regular Library workshops and training to support the mastery (For a full outline of Library policies, please see of digital tools in order to encourage inquiry into “Library Guidelines and Services,” below) The Bard new modes of scholarship and to develop valuable Graduate Center Library has a collection of over professional skills. 55,000 monographs, including rare and special collections, over 500 periodical titles, auction The DML also supports a lecture series and main- catalogs, trade catalogs, microforms, videos and tains key partnerships with regional and national Bard Graduate Center’s thesis, qualifying papers, institutions invested in the Digital Humanities. and dissertations collection. These holdings are all These collaborations expose our community to an searchable in our online library catalog. ever-expanding array of new media work while bringing Bard Graduate Center’s digital projects to In addition to our print resources, we offer a com- a larger audience. prehensive collection of online research databases and a periodicals searching tool, TrueSerials, which Ethics connects you directly to our databases. Students are expected to edit their own written work and to learn the appropriate methods of cita- The library is an open stack, non-circulating col- tion, paraphrase, and quotation used by profes- lection spanning all six floors the Bard Graduate sionals in the academic disciplines, as exemplified Center building at 38 W. 86th Street. With over by those used in Bard Graduate Center’s scholarly 8,000 linear feet of shelf space throughout the journal. We do not permit students to have their building, the library houses a significant research work professionally edited before submitting it for collection to support advanced scholarly study of a grade. Any student found guilty of plagiarism, material culture.

33 Books are housed in the lower level monograph kitchenette, may be closed during and in prepara- stacks while periodicals are on the 2nd-5th floors. tion for events. At these times, students may use They are all cataloged and shelved in the Library the alternate lounge in the basement of building 18. of Congress classification scheme. The location Please note, as above, that IDs must be exhibited and call number for each item is indicated in the and worn at building 18. library catalog. Mail The geographic scope of the collection is primarily Space permitting, students who are taking courses focused on the United States, Europe, and China, will have a pigeonhole mailbox for receiving com- but also reflects the focus of the Degree Programs munications from other students, faculty, and staff. and Gallery. These boxes are located in the lower level of 38 West 86th Street. Students should check their mail- Key subject areas represented in our collection are: boxes regularly. Bard Graduate Center will not carry outgoing mail for students, nor will it accept incom- – New York and American Material Culture ing mail, packages, and deliveries for students from – Modern Design History postal services or messengers. Students who wish – Early Modern Europe to receive research-related mail may list or pub- – History and Theory of Museums lish Bard Graduate Center’s address; however, all – Comparative Medieval Material Culture information or inquiries mailed to students must be (China, Islam, Europe) sent in care of their academic advisors. Because of – Archaeology, Anthropology, and space constraints, only first- and second-year MA Material Culture students and first- and second-year PhD students – Other areas such as those studied in the can be guaranteed mailboxes. doctoral program’s field concentrations Research and Academic Programs The library encourages all students to take advan- MA and PhD students are invited to attend pro- tage of the rich resources found in New York City grams organized by Public Programs throughout libraries. We are fortunate to be in close proximity the year. As programs are open to the general to the Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum public, students are required to reserve a space of Art, the Frick Art Library, the New York Historical prior to the program. Society, and New York Public Library’s Schwarz- man building. These libraries are all public institu- Title IX tions that you can visit without an appointment. Bard College and its affiliated programs are com- When needed, BGC students can also visit univer- mitted to providing a learning environment free sity libraries such as Columbia, NYU, and the Fash- from sexual and gender-based harassment, dis- ion Institute of Technology, with a METRO pass that crimination, sexual assault, stalking, and intimate the BGC Library staff can write for you. partner violence. Please see the Bard College Graduate Student Handbook for a full statement. Lockers Any member of the community who wishes to Students are assigned lockers on the lower level of report gender-based misconduct may do so by building 38 during orientation. Bard Graduate Cen- contacting the Title IX coordinator by phone ter maintains the right to re-assign or consolidate (845) 758-7542 or email ([email protected]). locker assignments. These lockers are the property of Bard Graduate Center, and the school reserves Writing the right to open them with just cause. Lockers Learning to write effectively is among the most im- must be emptied by the date specified each spring portant skills students can learn here. To this end, by the Office of Academic Programs. Because of we engage a designated writing instructor to whom space constraints, only first- and second-year MA students may be referred by faculty members for students and first- and second-year PhD students assistance and consultation. Pending availability, can be guaranteed a locker. students may also refer themselves, Availability is limited, and appointments must be made in ad- Lounge and Kitchen Privileges vance, including, if relevant, the advance submis- There is a kitchenette for student use in the student sion of work to be reviewed. lounge on the sixth floor of building 38. Appliances include a microwave, a refrigerator, a coffee maker, and a toaster oven. It is each student’s responsibility to wash his or her dishes and to keep this area neat and clean. The sixth floor lounge, including the

34 Library Guidelines and Services

General Etiquette Student Shelves 1. The library spaces are reserved as quiet spaces 1. The library is non-circulating (meaning every- for research. thing stays on-site), so every student is assigned a shelf for their library materials. 2. Phones should not be used in the library. Use the stairwells for short phone calls or the 6th 2. You may “check out” books from the Monograph floor space for longer conversations. Stacks and Periodicals Stacks to keep on your shelf. 3. Outside visitors (not BGC affiliated) must be cleared with library staff beforehand. 3. Fill out a “check out” card for each item placed on your shelf. Write legibly, include your first Food and Drink and last name, and month/ day/year. 1. No food is permitted in library spaces. Please eat all food on the 6th floor. 4. Keep your shelves orderly: shelve books verti- cally with titles facing out. Do not over-crowd 2. Drinks must be in sealed, spill-proof containers. books on your shelves. If you need more space, talk to Library staff. 3. No drinks at all are allowed in the 2nd floor Reading Room, Room 209 (Second floor class- 5. Do not put personal belongings on your library room and Special Collections) or in Visual Media shelf. Anything other than books or photocopies Resources. should be kept in the lower level lockers.

4. Please do not use library materials in the build- 6. Course reserve books, folios, oversized books, ing’s kitchen spaces. and reference books cannot be stored on student shelves. Using Library Materials Please respect library materials and handle them 7. When you are finished using the material, place with care. Ask library staff for assistance if a book all library materials on re-shelving carts, except seems too delicate to handle. When using our ma- for course reserve books, which you should terials, please keep this in mind: return to the appropriate shelf immediately after use. 1. Pencils or laptops should be used for taking notes, not pens. Photocopying and Scanning 1. The covers and pages of books should be sup- 2. Use paper bookmarks between book pages, but ported; do not force books to lie flat on the copy no paper clips, pencils, post-its, etc. Do not turn machines or scanners. down page corners to mark places. 2. Oversized, tightly bound, or brittle materials 3. Do not strain book spines by leaving them face should not be photocopied or scanned. Please down and cracked open, or by stacking open abide by the blue “no photocopying” label at- books to hold places in the text. tached to some materials (applies to scanning as well). 4. Book cradles and book weights are available at the Reference Desk if necessary. 3. Duplicating special collections materials must be arranged with the library staff. Duplicating BGC theses and qualifying papers are prohibited.

35 Using the Qualifying Papers, Theses, of IT. All exceptions to this policy must be approved or Dissertation Collection by the Library Director. 1. This collection may only be used in the Reading Room during staffed Reference Desk hours. Fee Payment Damage and/or replacement fees must be paid by 2. Only one QP/thesis/dissertation may be cash or check to the Bard Graduate Center Library. checked out at a time. A receipt will be issued. Failure to pay will result in a hold on the student’s record and a block on 3. No reproductions (photos, photocopies or graduation until all outstanding fees are cleared. scans) of any kind are allowed. Notes can be taken with pencil or laptop. Library Services

4. If a student wishes to place an embargo on their Reference Desk: QP after graduation, prohibiting access without – The Reference desk is staffed from 11am- the author’s specific permission, please contact 5pm Mondays-Fridays and 12pm-5pm on library staff. Sundays.

BGC Policy on Lost and Damaged Library/ – For any library assistance, visit the Reference VMR Materials desk on the 2nd floor of 38 West 86 Street, Library patrons are expected to treat all library call 212.501.3025 or email reference@bgc. and VMR materials and equipment with utmost bard.edu. care in order to avoid damaging them. Any damage beyond normal wear, whether intentional or ac- Interlibrary loan (ILL): cidental, shortens the life of the book, periodical, – If you need a book, journal article, or other media item, or piece of equipment; in some cases library materials that are not available in the damage is so severe that the item must be New York City, the Library will request a loan replaced (see below). of that item through ILL.

Patrons who return library items damaged either – There are two ways to request an ILL: by intentional or preventable misuse (including highlighting, underlining in pencil or ink, or use of a. Send an email to the Reader Services adhesive notes) or by accident (e.g., the spilling Librarian, Anna Helgeson (anna.helge- of liquids and food) will be assessed repair fees [email protected] or reference@bgc. determined by the Library Director according to bard.edu) with a citation or link to the the severity of the damage. Worldcat record.

In the same way, patrons who check out VMR b. Request a book directly through World- equipment (such as cameras and voice recorders) cat. Once you find the record, click the must sign an equipment checkout form and are link that says “Have the BGC Library responsible for returning that equipment to the request this for you via ILL” and fill out VMR in the same condition and by the date agreed the online form. upon. Any delay or damage, whether intentional or accidental, will result in a fee determined by – Note: ILL requests will not be fulfilled if they the VMR Librarian according to the severity of the are available in NYC Libraries. If you need a delay or damage. pass to visit NYU, Columbia or FIT, stop by the Reference Desk for a METRO pass. Replacement Fee Any library item or VMR equipment that is lost, – ILLs can take several weeks to arrive, so plan damaged beyond repair, or not returned in a timely accordingly. fashion will result in a replacement fee charged to the registered user. This charge will consist of the – We will notify you when your ILL arrives. It will full cost of replacing the item or piece of equip- be wrapped with a band with your name and ment, plus a processing fee of $50. Should the due date on it. ILLs can go on your student Library not be able to determine the precise cost of shelf, but cannot leave the building (just like replacement for a library item, the replacement fee our collection). will be $100 plus the processing fee of $50, for a to- tal cost of $150. Similarly, the replacement fee for – Renewals can be requested before the due VMR equipment will be determined by the Director date, but are not guaranteed.

36 – When you are finished, please return the ILL to the Reference Desk.

Research Appointments – The library staff is happy to provide one- on-one research appointments with all BGC students.

– These personalized sessions are designed to address specific research topics—anything from class assignments to qualifying papers.

– We will help you expand your bibliography, introduce you to new databases and give you the tools to more effectively locate primary sources and archival collections.

Workshops and events – The library offers workshops and classes throughout the semester. Previously, we have offered workshops on “Refining your research through periodicals, special collections and archives”, an “Object Hour” on the book as an object and Ex Libris Day, which includes library presentations and exhibition displays from our special collections.

37 Other Institutional Policies

Alcohol caused or contributed to the intoxication. In any The drinking of alcoholic beverages is prohibited such action, the injured person will have a right to in all Bard Graduate Center facilities, including recover actual and exemplary damages. outdoor spaces, unless in conjunction with a sponsored event. We expect our members to Social Host Liability adhere to and respect New York State law and Creates civil liability for anyone who knowingly institutional principles and regulations. In making furnished alcoholic beverages to any intoxicated this statement, we affirm our role as an educa- person under the legal age of purchase if the intoxi- tional institution. We encourage moderation, re- cation results in injury or damages to a third party. straint, and care in the use of alcohol. Even when an individual is legally entitled to use alcohol, it is Using False Identification (I.D.) important to recognize the unexpected difficulties Any person under the legal age of purchase who is that can ensue. At all times, every individual must found to have presented or offered false or fraudu- be aware of the rights of others within the com- lent written identification of age for the purpose munity, while simultaneously taking responsibility of purchasing or attempting to purchase alcoholic for personal conduct. beverages may be faced with probation for a period of not exceeding one year and may in addition Summary of State Laws and Regulations receive a fine not exceeding $100. All members must take responsibility for compliance with the laws of New York State and act Counseling in accordance with the Drug-Free Schools and For those individuals who develop identifiable Communities Act. The major points of the law are problems as a result of their use of alcohol, as follows: counseling can be an appropriate and necessary course. We will do everything reasonably possible Legal Minimum Purchase Age to provide assistance, realizing that we are not No person shall sell, deliver, give away, cause, per- the guardian or custodian of our students or any mit or procure to be sold, delivered, or given away members of the community. There is a psycho- any alcoholic beverages to any person, actually or therapist on staff, and students are encouraged apparently, under the legal age (21) of purchase. to meet with him about all such issues. These are This is a class B misdemeanor. The fine is $500 confidential sessions. and/or 6 months in jail. Enforcement Selling or Giving Alcohol to an Intoxicated Person Violations of the spirit and intent of this policy No person shall sell, deliver, give away, permit, will be responded to by disciplinary action after procure to be sold, delivered, or given away any BGC has been notified through normal complaint alcoholic beverages to any intoxicated person or channels. any person under the influence of alcohol. Violators may be faced with a fine up to $50 and/or up to 5 Bicycles days in jail. Bicycles may not be brought inside the facilities.

Dram Shop Liability Classroom Use Any person who shall be injured in person, prop- Classrooms serve a variety of needs for the entire erty, means of support, or otherwise by an intoxi- institution. A student or group of students may cated person, or by reason of the intoxication of request a classroom for academic purposes any person, whether resulting in death or not, shall (such as studying, reviewing images, and meeting have a right of action against any person who shall, with tutors) by contacting the Office of Academic by unlawfully selling to or unlawfully assisting in Programs. procuring liquor for the intoxicated person, have

38 Computers stair); exit on the first floor; leave the build- Laptop computers may be used in the library ing by the front door; and proceed west on stacks. All of the study areas in building 38 support the sidewalk to the designated safe area. wireless connections. 4. Do not use the elevator. Drugs Bard Graduate Center prohibits illegal possession 5. After the evacuation procedure has be- or transfer of any controlled substance so defined gun, do not turn back to retrieve anything. in the statutes of New York. Selling, making, or dis- Delaying your exit may cause you to breathe tributing drugs, and any socially disruptive behavior highly toxic smoke. resulting from use of illegal drugs, will result in prompt and forceful action. Bard Graduate Center 6. Report your arrival at the designated safe is an educational institution; as such, it does not area to your floor’s fire warden. apply sanctions of the law, but it neither ignores the law nor stands between the student and the law. Firearms Violations of the spirit and intent of this policy will The possession on campus of firearms, other be responded to by disciplinary action after the ad- weapons, ammunition, explosive devices, or com- ministration has been notified through normal com- bustibles is strictly prohibited. plaint channels. Penalties for violations may include warnings, probation, suspension, and expulsion. Food and Drink In compliance with the regulations of the Smithso- Sale nian Institution and the American Association of Should there be sufficient and credible informa- Museums, which prohibit food and/or drink on the tion or other evidence from within the community same floor as exhibitions, no food is permitted in or without that a student is or has been trafficking Library spaces on the 3rd floor, 2nd floor, and lower in controlled drugs or is or has been in possession level (LL) of the building, and drinks must be kept of significant amounts to make this a reasonable in closed containers. No food or drinks at all are supposition, the student will be asked to resign allowed in the VMR or the DML. from Bard Graduate Center. A student who chooses not to resign will be suspended by the Dean with Handicapped Access appeal through normal procedures. Bard Graduate Center seeks to comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act by Use making the building accessible to the handicapped. Bard Graduate Center shall rely on education, Contact the Director of Facilities Management counseling, and medical services rather than and Operations with specific needs or for further disciplinary procedures in cases of the drug use. information. Students are urged to seek help for themselves or on behalf of others in any matter of drug use. Holidays Bard Graduate Center is closed to students, fac- Fire Drills and Evacuation Rules ulty, and staff on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther The Facilities Manager conducts fire drills at least King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor three times each academic year in order to comply Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, and with New York State laws and familiarize students Christmas Day. with protective procedures. ID Cards 1. Any person discovering fire, heat, or smoke All students, faculty, and staff are required to should immediately notify the floor fire obtain an identification card, which must be pre- warden or use the interior PULL fire alarm, sented to security guards upon request. Students located near the elevator. are asked to be polite to security guards who might not recognize them when they ask for ID. IDs must 2. Once an interior fire alarm is activated, ev- be worn at Building 18 (the Gallery) at all times. eryone must leave the building immediately. Security personnel will direct the evacu- Pets ation procedure. Fire wardens will assist Animals are not permitted inside Bard Graduate individuals in wheelchairs. Center buildings. However, a seeing-eye dog may accompany vision-impaired individuals. Students 3. Proceed immediately to the nearest uncon- may not keep pets in Bard Hall. taminated stair (the main stair or the fire

39 Photocopying and Scanning responsibility of each student to provide insurance Multi-function copying, scanning, and printing protection for personal belongings. Lost or stolen machines for graduate student use are located property should be reported to the Supervisor of in the Library on floors three, two, and the lower Security. An incident report will be made and a level (LL). All other photocopiers in the building are copy furnished to you upon your request. for office use only. There is also an overhead book scanner in the Library on floor two, and a variety of Unauthorized Presence flat-bed scanners in Visual Media Resources and Any person found in or around our facility without the Digital Media Lab on floor three. the appropriate permission or authorization will be subject to disciplinary action and/or possible Recycling prosecution for trespassing. Report the presence We recycle bottles, cans, newspaper, magazines, of any suspicious person to the security guard(s) at cardboard, and white paper. Receptacles are lo- reception immediately. Security may be reached at cated throughout the buildings. 212.501.3002 or at 212.501.3020.

Rest Rooms Vandalism Rest rooms for students are located throughout Vandalism of property and facilities will not be 38 West 86th Street. tolerated. Regulations concerning discipline and dismissal apply. Security Security is here to help keep us all safe. Security Visitors guards may request identification before admitting Students must personally greet and sign in visitors an individual to the buildings (see ID cards, above). at the security guard station in the reception area Students, faculty, staff, and visitors may have of building 38; the receptionist and security guards their bags inspected as they enter and/or exit the will not try to locate or notify a student of the buildings. Except for those attending academic and arrival of a visitor. Visitors may not access mail- gallery programs on the ground floor of building 38, boxes without a student present. Visitors who do and visitors to exhibitions during regular gallery not follow the guidelines of Security will be asked hours at building 18, all persons who are not ma- to leave. Our buildings, facilities, and resources triculated students, faculty, fellows, or staff must are strictly for the use of matriculated students, sign in with the security desk and be accompanied faculty, fellows, and staff. Students may not invite by a member of the Bard Graduate center commu- friends, spouses, significant others, etc. to sit in on nity in order to access either building (see Visitors, classes, use the library, copiers, computers, and below). Strangers will not be admitted. All non- scanners, or otherwise use our facilities, including affiliated external readers must make advance the student lounge. appointments with the Office of Reader Services in order to access the library. Exceptions will be made Revised summer, 2019. for consortium students who are attending classes Note: all information is accurate as of printing. during the term of their enrollment. Please check Please consult the Office of Academic Programs for with the Director of Security for more details. more information and specific deadlines.

Smoking Smoking is not permitted in any facilities, including front stoops, terraces, and staircases. This ban also applies to all areas of Bard Hall, including the rear garden and the area immediately around the building entrance. Students caught smoking on the premises will be fined. Students are responsible for ensuring that their visitors and guests comply with this policy.

Theft and/or Loss of Property Personal property in our facilities is not insured by Bard Graduate Center. As such, we do not accept responsibility for any loss or theft anywhere in Bard Graduate Center facilities at any time. This policy applies to any damage from water, steam, soot, smoke, fire, or any other destruction. It is the