Office of Academic Advising

The Office of Academic Advising supports and supplements Skidmore's faculty-based academic advising model. We help students understand their academic degree requirements, timeline to graduation, and the College’s academic policies and procedures.

We guide students toward graduation while making the most of their educational experience. Our academic advisors are committed to fostering strong academic standards while offering academic support and guidance to all students.

The Office also implements the administrative processes surrounding Personal/Medical Leaves of Absence on behalf of the Commitee on Academic Standing.

Advisors are also involved in many of the faculty's academic processes and committees and offer assistance in developing and implementing academic policies, curricular goals, and advising resources.

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ADVISING & REGISTRATION

Continuing Students

The Advising Period for the Fall 2025 term began Monday, March 24th, 2025.

Course registration for the Fall 2025 term opened Tuesday, April 1st, 2025, in accordance with the Office of the Registrar’s Registration Schedule.

New Students

The Summer Advising process takes place throughout June 2025. View the New Student Advising and Registration Guide for more information.

View upcoming course offerings in the Master Schedule.

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Talk with an Academic Advisor About:

• Academic Degree Requirements
• Academic Policies & Procedures
• Academic Goals
• Course Planning
• Course Withdrawals
• Exploring Majors and Minors
• Leaves of Absence (Personal or Medical)
• Managing Academic Challenges
• Referrals to Campus Services and Resources
• Summer Courses
• Timeline to Graduation 

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Exploremore: Majors & Minors

Coming Up During the Spring 2026 Term

Exploremore: Majors and Minors is a two-week advising event that takes place each spring devoted to helping first-year students and sophomores explore potential majors and minors. Sessions are designed to help students learn about pathways within majors/minors, special opportunities for engagement (collaborative research, independent studies, credit-bearing internships), and potential post-Skidmore trajectories. Don’t miss this opportunity to talk to professors and upper-class students about what it means to major/minor in a specific discipline and how to make the most of your academic career.

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Degree Requirements

Students can access their Degree Audit in the Student System at any time to view their individualized, master checklist of academic degree requirements needed to gradaute. Although students are responsible for understanding their degree requirements and making informed course selections, faculty advisors and advisors from the Office of Academic Advising are both available to provide information and guidance at every step.

A Checklist of Degree Requirements that includes the full scope of college-wide and major-specific requirements, follow the links below.

Catalog 2019 and Prior

Catalog 2020 and Beyond

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ALL-COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

• First-Year Experience - Scribner Seminar SSP 100
• Expository Writing
• Applied Quantitative Reasoning (AQR)
  • List of Approved Quantitative Reasoning Courses
• Global Cultural Perspectives
• Language Study
  • Everything You Want to Know about the Language Requirement but Are Afraid to Ask (.pdf)
• Artistic Inquiry through Practice
• Humanistic Inquiry and Practice
• Scientific Inquiry through Practice
• The Bridge Experience
• Maturity Level Credits - Total of 24 Credits at the 300-Level
• The Senior Experience Coda

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Dates & Deadlines During fall 2025

• Register for Fall 2025 courses before the Spring 2025 term ends, and finalize your schedule before the end of the Registrar's Add/Drop Period
• Advising Period Begins for the Spring 2026 Term: Monday, October 7th, 2025
• Registration Period Begins for the Spring 2026 Term: Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
• Course Withdrawal Deadline: Thursday, November 13th, 2025
• Personal Leave of Absence Deadline: Thursday, November 13th, 2025
• Medical Leave of Absence Deadline: Wednesday, December 10th, 2025

See the 2025-26 Academic Calendar for other important dates and deadlines.