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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 summer session on campus for
students about to begin their first year, 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.
University Without Walls
UWW is Skidmore’s undergraduate degree completion program for adults.
Founded in 1971, UWW is a pioneer in adult education.
The program currently serves approximately 200 students who use UWW’s
flexible framework to develop individually tailored undergraduate
degree programs. UWW shapes undergraduate programs to fit the learning options
available to people residing throughout the country and overseas.
UWW students are able to:
transfer past credits from accredited colleges;
earn credit for prior experience;
pass competency exams for credit;
arrange independent studies with Skidmore faculty;
enroll in UWW online courses;
take classes at nearby colleges and universities;
enroll in courses offered at a distance by major universities; and
participate in internships.
From its beginning, Skidmore has sustained
a dual commitment to the liberal arts and the professions. Working
closely with advisors, students develop programs appropriate
to their backgrounds and goals. Students’ individualized
studies may focus on liberal arts areas such as English, government, history,
and psychology; preprofessional areas such as business;
or interdisciplinary combinations. Some examples of interdisciplinary
fields are human behavior, religion and culture, arts management,
organizational behavior, and public administration.
Students earn a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree from Skidmore College. The
program is registered with the State of New York and, as a division
of Skidmore, is accredited by the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
For further information, contact:
University Without Walls
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-1632
Phone: 518-580-5450
Fax: 518-580-5449
E-mail: uww@skidmore.edu
