Summer Programs

Session Dates for Summer 2012

Summer in the City: Sunday, June 24 - Saturday, July 21, 2012

Liberal Arts Intensive: Sunday, June 24 - Friday, June 29, 2012

Young Women's Leadership Institute: Sunday, July 8 - Sunday, July 15, 2012

Dance in the City: Sunday, July 8 - Sunday, July 15, 2012

New courses in Political Science, Studio Art, Philosophy, Journalism, and Religion, as well as a great selection of courses in Architecture, Filmmaking, Writing, and Women's Studies, to name a few. Please browse our courses for 2012.  If you would like to receive further information about our program, please join our mailing list.

Transcript Information

In lieu of an official "transcript," classroom instructors provide an evaluation on official letterhead for each student. This policy places a greater emphasis on the journey of learning, rather than a grade. If you would like to submit your instructor evaluation(s) as part of a regular college application, you may send the evaluation directly to your college(s) of choice. Since our office does not provide "official" transcripts, your evaluation does not need to be sent directly from our office.

Residential Life

Program residents live on the Barnard campus in Sulzberger Hall, a modern air-conditioned facility equipped with high-speed internet connections. Students live in double and triple rooms, and roommates are assigned based on students' responses to a housing questionnaire. Monday to Friday breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunches and dinner are included in the cost of the program. 

All students in residence are guided by a carefully selected group of Barnard and Columbia Resident Assistants and are supervised by the Associate Director of Residential Life, a full-time administrator.

If you live on campus, your Resident Assistant (RA) will become a very important resource and friend for you over the four weeks. Hall meetings are arranged as well as hall activities. In addition, living with a roommate within a real college dormitory setting is a big and important part of your pre-college experience.

Commuting Students

Students who live in the greater New York City metropolitan area may choose to attend the four week or one-week sessions as commuters. For special events, commuters may arrange to stay overnight in the residence hall at a moderate cost. Commuters may enjoy meals in our dining facilities while on campus. 

On and Off Campus Activities

We offer a host of activities to engage students outside of the hours when they are sitting in a stimulating class or out in the field.  With New York City at our doorstep and the facilities of Morningside Heights and Columbia University all around, students may choose fitness activities in the Columbia gym (for a nominal fee) or Riverside Park with friends. They may also choose from a host of excursions offered for each night from restaurant outings to walking tours to free summer concerts, may go to the movies or theatre, may even go salsa dancing at Lincoln Center, or may choose one of our on-campus activities like movies in the dorm, s’mores on the lawn, or just hangin’ out with old or new friends.  

Social Policy & Guidelines

If you enroll in Barnard's Summer in the City program, you must be capable of assuming responsibility for your behavior and willing to comply with all regulations designed to protect the health and safety of all participants. You are required to attend all classes, Life After College sessions, or Leadership Institute workshops; residential students must comply with sign-out procedures and observe curfews. In keeping with college policy and legal restrictions, smoking and the use of drugs and alcohol isstrictly prohibited. Unacceptable student conduct will result in disciplinary action and/or dismissal. Details of the social policy are sent to each admitted applicant.

Safety & Security

Morningside Heights, the neighborhood in which Barnard is located, is among the safest in Manhattan based on New York City Police Department statistics. At the same time, you will also learn how to navigate the city, and your safety is one of our highest priorities. When you arrive on campus, you will have an orientation to New York City "street smarts" with a member of the Barnard Safety and Security Staff so you learn to be alert and aware of yourself and others. 24-hour desk attendants monitor the residence halls, and only those with Barnard identification may enter. Security guards also staff booths on the perimeter of the Barnard campus.

You also play a role in assuring your own safety by complying with the program's 11:30 p.m. curfew Sunday through Thursday, and the midnight curfew on Friday and Saturday. Students who go off campus when they are not in class must sign out in a logbook and sign in when they return. Curfew and sign-in/sign-out procedures are taken very seriously by the program's director and college officials; violating these policies will result in disciplinary action and/or dismissal.

Disability Services

Barnard serves students with a broad range of temporary and permanent disabilities, including visual, mobility, and hearing impairments, as well as students with hidden disabilities. The Barnard campus is also wheelchair accessible. The buildings on campus interconnect and have special features and access routes. 

Travel Information

Barnard College is easily accessible from all New York City metropolitan area airports, train and bus stations, as well as by car. Students commuting to campus daily take the #1 Broadway local train, or one of the several buses (M-104, M-4, or M-60) directly to Barnard. All admitted students receive detailed travel instructions.