How are my requirements different if I choose to graduate in the Writing Program versus Languages and Literature?
Unlike the Literature Program, the Writing Program requires you to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language (see Language Requirement, below); it also requires one of your six literature courses, required for moderation, to be a workshop. The Writing Program does allow two of these courses to be workshops, though it also encourages students to avoid becoming addicts to the workshop process. Rather, you might choose to avail yourself of Bard’s literature offerings, affording yourself the greatest possible exposure to literature of different eras. Note: Please do not fear if you do not get into a workshop on first go-round as a first-year student; your first workshop experience could come as late as sophomore year, spring semester, and, with all other academic factors working for you, you would still be recommended for moderation into the Writing Program.
