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All correspondence should be addressed to:
Admissions, Attn: Ph.D. program or M.A. program
The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts,
Design, and Culture
18 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024
The following should be submitted with the application
form:
1. A nonrefundable application fee of $50
in the form of a check or money order made payable to the
Bard Graduate Center.
2. A personal statement of not more than
500 words explaining why the applicant has chosen the decorative
arts, design, and culture, or garden history and landscape
studies, as a field of graduate study. The statement should
be specific, especially as to career goals.
3. A sample of written scholarly work
(for example, college research paper, published article,
or catalogue entry). Applicants to the doctoral program
must submit a copy of a master’s thesis. This writing
sample should be academic in form and tone. Students who
do not have a term paper to submit should consult with the
Academic Programs Office further about the kind of work
to submit.
4. A C.V. outlining the applicant’s
education, current and previous employment, and experience,
if any, in the decorative arts, design, and culture, or
garden history and landscape studies.
The following should be sent separately:
1. Official transcripts from all postsecondary
institutions attended. Please note: Copies are considered
official only if they are sent directly to the BGC from
the issuing institution. Unofficial transcript copies sent
by the applicant will not be accepted.
2. Three letters of recommendation from
instructors or professional colleagues. The letters should
be addressed to the Graduate Admissions Committee, signed
across the seal, and sent directly to the BGC by the authors.
Copies sent by the applicant will not be accepted. Please
use the forms provided.
3. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
report, sent by the Educational Testing Service to the BGC
at the applicant’s request. The applicant is required
to take the General Test. The BGC’s score report code
number is 2020. Only official copies will be accepted. For
information, call 609-771-7670. All applicants must take
the GRE by February 1 of the year in which they wish to
apply. The GRE submitted for admissions consideration must
not be more than three years old. Applications without GRE
scores will make the applicant ineligible for interview
consideration.
4. Foreign applicants must demonstrate
proficiency in English and should take the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL scores should be sent
to the BGC by the Educational Testing Service. Other evidence
of English proficiency will be accepted only with the approval
of the Graduate Admissions Committee.
After an initial review of applications, and a prescreening
by a faculty committee, a number of candidates will be invited
to interview either in person or via phone with the Graduate
Admissions Committee. Applicants are encouraged to interview
in person. Applicants are contacted during February to arrange
an appointment with the committee. Please note:
An application is considered incomplete and will not be
acted upon until all materials listed above have been received.
All application materials submitted become the property
of the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative
Arts, Design, and Culture. Potential applicants are encouraged
to attend an Open House at the BGC in the fall term, to
meet with faculty, senior staff, and students to learn more
about our programs and areas of special interest. We welcome
questions about the program and about the admissions process.
If you have further questions, please contact Dean Elena
Pinto Simon via e-mail: simon@bgc.bard.edu or by telephone:
212-501-3057.
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