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Off-Campus Study and & Exchanges

The Office office of Off-Campus Study and & Exchanges (OCSE) organizes a wide range of off-campus opportunities for academically qualified students who wish to enhance their on-campus educational experience. The office works closely with academic departments and programs to ensure coordination between programs at Skidmore and international and domestic off-campus study opportunities. The office also advises students on program choices and application procedures, helps orient students to the cultural and personal challenges they will encounter off campus, and helps reintegrate students into the life of the college when they return. The office manages Skidmore's Skidmore programs abroad in Paris, Madrid, Alcalá, London, and Beijing, and India, a variety of short-term faculty-led programs travel seminars, and for our domestic exchange programs such as The National Student Exchange (NSE), the The Washington Semester Program through American University, and the Semester in Environmental Science (SES) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The office also provides support for an additional 130 approved programs Approved Programs abroad. Students must have a 3.0 minimum GPA and appropriate academic background, must be in good social standing, and must have the endorsement of the college in order to participate in off-campus programs. [More]


Affiliated Other Off-Campus Programs

VISITING STUDENT PROGRAMS AT AMERICAN COLLEGES

While students do the majority of their work at Skidmore, the College offers the opportunity to take a semester or full-year program at another school in the United States. Many colleges in the state of New York and in other states have visiting student programs, and students should write to the registrar of the college in which they are interested to get information about programs and deadline dates. Prospective visiting students not participating in an approved off-campus program should then apply for an official academic leave of absence through the Dean of Studies Office Office of Academic Advising. Applicants should have strong academic records, though a grade-point average (GPA) somewhat below 3.0 may be accepted by the Committee on Academic Standing on an exception basis.


Hudson-Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities

To extend and enrich their collective educational resources, Skidmore and the following institutions have participated in the Hudson-Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities: Adirondack Community College, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany Law School, Albany Medical College, College of Saint Rose, Empire State College, Excelsior College, Hudson Valley Community College, Maria College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Sage Colleges, Schenectady County Community College, Siena College, the State University of New York College at Cobleskill, Union College, and the State University of New York at Albany. Students may choose individual courses at any of the member institutions through a cross-registration agreement by consulting the registrars at both institutions. To be eligible, students must have paid the full-time tuition charge at Skidmore and be taking at least half their full-time load on the Skidmore campus. [Note: Although the formal consortium is no longer active, most institutions still consider cross-registrations.]

WASHINGTON SEMESTER

Skidmore, along with more than seventy other colleges and universities, participates in the Washington Semester Program for juniors and seniors. This program offers intensive experience through course work, seminars, research projects, and internships with committees, agencies, and interest groups in Washington, D.C., where students live at American University. Credits earned at American University are denoted as transfer credit, and grades earned do not affect the Skidmore GPA. Courses at the 300 or 400 level qualify for maturity-level credits. For additional information, contact Off-Campus Study & Exchanges.

THE SEMESTER IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (SES)

Skidmore College is one of ten liberal arts colleges that participate in The Semester in Environmental Science (SES), a program for undergraduates offered by the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Held for fourteen weeks each fall at MBL's Ecosystems Center on Cape Cod, the Semester in Environmental Science program emphasizes measuring and understanding biogeochemical cycles and processes in terrestrial, fresh water, and marine ecosystems. Skidmore nominates students, usually biology-chemistry majors in their junior year, for this collaborative research program. Applications are made through Associate Professor Karen Kellogg, director of the Environmental Studies Program. For additional information, contact Off-Campus Study & Exchanges.


RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS

Skidmore students interested in participating in Reserve Officer Training Corps programs may do so through the Hudson-Mohawk consortium. With the permission of the Committee on Academic Standing, a limited amount of credit (typically six or fewer hours) may be counted toward the degree for academic courses taken in the ROTC program.

Students pursuing an ROTC program through cross-registration must plan their courses and their academic major with care due to the time requirements of the ROTC program and the commuting time (thirty to forty minutes) involved. Because of the scheduling requirements of some majors, full participation in an ROTC program may not be possible. Accepted candidates are advised to discuss their plans both with the ROTC program of interest and the Office of the Registrar at Skidmore before enrolling at Skidmore. All cross-registering students must provide their own transportation.

For information on ROTC programs and/or scholar-ships, interested students should contact the ROTC program of interest. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY 12181) has Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps programs. Siena College (Loudonville, NY 12211) has an Army ROTC office.

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