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Academic Environment (continued)
Higher Education Opportunity Program/Academic Opportunity Program
The Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) recruits and
admits talented and motivated students from New York State who
otherwise, owing to academic and financial circumstances, would
be unable to attend Skidmore. The Academic Opportunity Program
(AOP) recruits and admits students who are HEOP-like in their
academic and economic profiles, yet are not eligible for support
from the program because they reside in states other than New
York or have income levels slightly above the HEOP economic
eligibility guidelines. Holistic in their approach to student
development, both programs provide a required, pre-freshman,
on-campus summer session and continued academic,
financial, and counseling services. The Summer Academic
Institute strengthens students’ academic and study skills
and prepares them for an academically and personally successful
college experience.
Community Education Program
Skidmore College demonstrates its accessibility to the surrounding
localities through the Community Education Program. Offering
a variety of noncredit courses, seminars, and workshops that
meet evenings and weekends throughout the academic year, programs
focus on topics of current concern and interest to the community.
In addition, continuing education programs for local corporations,
small businesses, and nonprofit organizations are individually
designed in response to a growing demand for professional and
personal development. The Survey of Liberal Studies for Mature Adults
program is designed for the local retired community.
Certificates awarding continuing education units may be earned.
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
The master's program offers students the opportunity to work closely with Skidmore
faculty to develop interdisciplinary degrees concentrating in the arts, humanities,
and natural and social sciences. These programs of study are hand-crafted: In
collaboration with their advisors, students create individualized academic plans
that may include one-on-one tutorials with faculty from Skidmore or elsewhere;
campus-based coursework; distance learning; and internships. Focusing on a topic
they bring to the program, students work at their own pace to deepen and widen
their intellectual and artistic passions, discovering answers to those questions
that matter most to them. This low-residency program's flexibility enables students
to immerse themselves in a graduate education while pursuing a full-time career
anywhere in the world. Each program begins with an intensive weeklong seminar
at Skidmore and culminates in a final project or thesis. Students graduate from
the program with a master of arts degree.
