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Skidmore College

Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Official telephone: (518) 580-5000
Fax number: (518) 580-5936
Website: www.skidmore.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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 September and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: social sciences, visual/performing arts, business
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 94%
Student:Faculty ratio: 8:1
Total faculty: 161 men, 197 women
Full-time faculty: 124 men, 153 women
Part-time faculty: 37 men, 44 women
Graduation rate: 86% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
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
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in many majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary
Combined 3-2 programs available:
4-1 M.S.A., M.S.F., and M.B.A. advantage programs with Syracuse U. 4-1 M.B.A. programs with Clarkson U, Rochester Inst of Tech, and Union Graduate Coll. Dual degree engineering program with Dartmouth Coll. Dual degree programs with Clarkson U and Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. B.S.N. through New York U Coll of Nursing. D.P.T./M.S.Occup.Ther. through Sage Graduate Sch.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Washington Semester (American University)
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Member of National Student Exchange.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in many countries, including China, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Other special or unique academic programs:
Marine biology laboratory at Woods Hole. Hudson Mohawk Consortium Cross-Registration.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst and Siena Coll.
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Asian Studies
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Business/French
  • Business/German
  • Business/Government
  • Business/Spanish
  • Chemistry
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • Dance
  • Economics
  • Education Studies
  • English
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science
  • French
  • French Area Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Geosciences
  • German
  • History
  • History of Art
  • International Affairs
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Political Science/History
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Self-Designed Major
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
maximum of 16 credits may be granted through AP exams.
Other credit/placement programs:
British A-Level and German Arbitur examination.

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