REQUEST A TRANSCRIPT
A transcript is an official record listing all courses taken throughout a student’s tenure at Bard College Berlin, the grades and credits earned for those courses and a final GPA.
Students may request transcripts from the Registrar’s Office. Requests will be processed as quickly as possible. Please allow at least five working days to process a request; extra time may be necessary during peak periods (e.g. end of semester, registration, etc.).
Bard College Berlin charges €5 for transcripts to destinations outside of Germany and €3 for transcripts to destinations within Germany.Transcripts picked up from the Registrar’s Office are free of charge and will be stamped “Issued to the Student”. Official transcripts can only be picked-up in person or sent via mail in paper form. Unofficial transcripts can be sent in digital form, but will not have the Registrar's signature or official stamp, and will say "UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT" at the top.
To request a transcript students should fill out a Transcript Request Form (linked below).
Transcripts will not be issued to anyone whose financial obligations to Bard College Berlin have not been met. Current students also cannot obtain a transcript if there is an administrative hold on their student account.
Email and attach a scanned Transcript Request Form to [email protected]
Course Registration Forms
| COURSE REGISTRATION CHANGE FORM | Students may add/drop courses or request additional/lower course load by submitting the completely filled out Course Registration Change Form to the Registrar's Office during the first two full weeks of each semester. Submissions after the two week period can only be accepted for course withdrawals. |
| AUDITING REQUEST FORM | Auditing is generally not allowed in Bard College Berlin courses. In exceptional cases, a course instructor may submit a petition requesting that a student be given permission to audit a course, in which case the instructor should complete the Auditing Request Form. Priority is always given to students seeking credit. Auditing German courses is not permitted under any circumstances. |
| INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM | In exceptional cases, academic credit may also be awarded for successful completion of an independent study project outside Bard College Berlin's regular course structure, provided the project has demonstrated academic value. Students interested in pursuing an independent study project should fill out a Petition for Independent Study and submit it to the Registrar's Office. |
Student Records
| ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATE | Students can request Enrollment Certification (Immatrikulationsbescheinigung) by contacting the Registrar’s Office via their Bard College Berlin email address or in person. |
| TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM | To request a transcript students should fill out a Transcript Request Form. |
| LEAVE OF ABSENCE FORM | Students may use this form to formally request an official leave of absence for all or most of a semester. |
| CHANGE OF PROGRAM FORM | Students use the Change of Program Form to formally request a change in program. |
| COLLEGE WITHDRAWAL | To formally withdraw from the College students need to fill out the Withdrawal Form. |
Degree Milestones (L&T, Moderation, Thesis)
| Language & Thinking Program | All BA students, Academy Year students, and students enrolled in Bard College's Begin in Berlin program complete this introductory course during the three weeks prior to the official start of the fall semester. Click here for more information. |
| Moderation | |
| Senior Thesis |
Credit Transfer
CREDIT TRANSFER APPLICATION FORM
Students wishing to transfer credit towards the Bard College Berlin BA program should first consult their Academic Advisor. After this initial consultation, students should contact the Registrar’s Office for further information on the process and to formally request credit recognition. The semester deadline for requesting the transfer of credit is the end of week 5. Students transferring to the BA program at the College must also follow this procedure in order to receive formal recognition of their previous university studies. For more information please contact the [email protected].
Attending courses at other Berlin universities
For students enrolled in Berlin universities, it is generally possible to attend individual classes at one of the public universities in Berlin as a Nebenhörer. Interested students are responsible for arranging course attendance with the host university themselves. More information regarding this process can be found here.
Quick Links
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ContactStudent Accounts Office
Phone: +49 (0)30 43733 137
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Financial Aid Office
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Registrar
Phone: +49 (0)30 43733 115
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