How to explain the FOUNDATIONS curriculum

September 6, 2018

Don't forget: The ADVISER BRIEFING REDUX will be held tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 7 in 214 Milbank from 12 - 1:30 p.m. for the advisers who could not attend the first session. Lunch will be served.

As an adviser, you'll need to be able to help your first-year and sophomore advisees understand the Foundations curriculum.  The curriculum, which went into effect for students entering Barnard in the Fall of 2016, prepares our students for the future by adding depth and breadth to our existing course of study. It emphasizes technology and digital learning; international and global learning; and the importance of quantitative and empirical reasoning. Our students are expected to study the local—our connection with New York City—and the historical, and to study and think hard about social difference. And with Foundations, Barnard is one of the first liberal arts colleges with a distinct technology requirement. 

The graphic shown below is an easy way to help explain these requirements to your advisees.  If you'd like to print a copy for your use, visit: FOUNDATIONS Degree Requirements. For more information on the curriculum, visit: FOUNDATIONS.

Key deadlines for Advisers during Advising & Registration

Today - Friday, Sept. 14
Registration opens for ALL students  and will remain open until 9:45 p.m. Registration will be open on Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 14. Students can view their assigned registration times each day in Student Planning. Your students might refer to these days as the “Shopping Period.”

Today - Friday, Sept. 14
Schedule meetings with ALL your Advisees to finalize their schedules and click “Review Complete” in Student Planning.

Friday, Sept. 14
Last day to approve your Advisees’ schedules by clicking on “Review Complete” in Student Planning.