| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in early September and late January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in the summer and fall. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Several summer sessions of four to 12 weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
business, anthropology, psychology |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
82% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
18:1 |
| Total faculty: |
659 men, 510 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
400 men, 275 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
259 men, 235 women |
| Graduation rate: |
68% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry |
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| Education certifications: |
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secondary |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 engineering program with Clarkson U and Rensselaer Polytech Inst. 3-3 law program with Albany Law Sch. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.), Empire State Youth Theatre Institute. New York State Assembly. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in many countries, including China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Honors College. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Siena Coll. |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Actuarial/Mathematical Science
- African/Afro-American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art History
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Chinese Studies
- Communication/Rhetoric
- Computer Science
- Computer Science/Applied Mathematics
- Criminal Justice
- Documentary Studies
- Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Science
- Financial Market Regulation
- Geography
- Globalization Studies
- History
- Human Biology
- Information Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Journalism
- Judaic Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Medieval/Renaissance Studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Public Policy
- Puerto Rican Studies
- Religious Studies
- Rhetoric/Communications
- Russian/Eastern European Studies
- Social Welfare
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Urban Studies/Planning
- Women's Studies
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Doctorates
- Anthropology
- Atmospheric Science
- Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biometry/Statistics
- Biopsychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Computer Science
- Counseling Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Economics
- Educational Administration
- Educational Psychology
- English
- Environmental Health/Toxicology
- Epidemiology
- Geology
- History
- Humanistic Studies
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Information Science
- Mathematics
- Nanosciences/Nanoengineering
- Organizational Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Public Administration/Policy
- Public Health
- Reading
- School Psychology
- Social Welfare
- Social/Personality Psychology
- Sociology
- Spanish
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Master's Degrees
- Accounting
- Accounting Information Systems
- Adolescent Education
- African Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Chemistry
- Atmospheric Science
- Biodiversity Conservation/Policy
- Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biometry/Statistics
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Counseling
- Criminal Justice
- Curriculum Development/Instructional Technology
- Early Childhood/Childhood Education
- Earth Science
- Economics
- Educational Administration
- Educational Psychology/Methodology
- English
- Environmental Health/Toxicology
- Epidemiology
- Forensic Biology
- General Educational Studies
- Geography
- Health Policy/Management
- History
- Information Science
- Latin American/Caribbean Studies
- Latin Education
- Liberal Studies
- Library Science
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Nanosciences/Nanoengineering
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Professional Accountancy
- Psychology
- Public Administration/Policy
- Public Affairs/Policy
- Public Health
- Reading
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- Russian Education
- Social Studies
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Special Education/Literacy
- Studio Art
- Taxation
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Urban/Regional Planning
- Women's Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit and/or placement for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit and/or placement for DANTES
- neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
- neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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