Academic Interest Form

Deadline: May 16

Once you have enrolled at Skidmore, you need to provide information regarding your academic interests to the Office of Academic Advising. Even if you are "undecided" about a major like most incoming first-year students, please identify three areas of interest. This information is crucial in assigning you a Summer Advisor who will contact you in early June.

Deadline: May 16

Scribner Seminars   

Deadline: May 16

Scribner Seminars are the centerpiece of the First-Year Experience. Based on faculty members' intellectual interests and passions, the Seminars help you explore ideas, challenge assumptions, and gain first-hand knowledge of Skidmore's expectations of academic rigor and excellence. Seminars change annually, so make sure to review this year's descriptions. 

Deadline: May 16

Expository Writing Directed Self-Placement (DSP)

Deadline: May 21

There are several levels of Expository Writing offered at Skidmore.  The Directed Self-Placement (DSP) will provide important information on which level is most appropriate given students’ current skills. Click here for the DSP.

NOTE:  If you experience any technical issues with this placement exam, please contact the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@skidmore.edu or 518-580-5900.  

Summer Advising   

From June  1-22

In early June, you will be contacted via your Skidmore e-mail address by a faculty or staff member who will serve as your Summer Advisor. You will be asked to make a phone appointment to talk with your Summer Advisor during this timeframe. The advisor will provide a brief introduction to Skidmore's curriculum and degree requirements, and will help you craft a first-semester schedule. Please be prepared to talk about your Scribner Seminar placement, preferred courses, and possible co-curricular activities (athletics, clubs, etc.). Prior to your conversation, please review the New Student Advising and Registration Guide available through the Summer Advising Hub (under Advising Related). Registration for fall courses occurs in late June.

Note: If you are going to be away for the entire Summer Advising period, please contact the Office of Academic Advising (518-580-5720) to make alternative arrangements for advising and registration.

Course Registration 

Begins June 20 or 21

If you are unable to register during your assigned time, please be sure to discuss this with your summer advisor and contact the Registrar's Office.

Reflection and Projection 

Opens: June 30

Deadline: August 30

We require new students to tell us about their current aspirations, academic and co-curricular aims, and overall educational goals.  This "dialogue" begins with the Academic Reflection and Projection Project (RAP). You will be asked to answer one question; please take it seriously and give it some thought before responding. The question is quite broad, yet, we believe it is the primary question you must wrestle with during your college years. In essence, you are asked to reflect on your current place in the world and, imagining a wonderful intellectual and co-curricular life at Skidmore, where you'd like to go. The RAP is used by your Faculty Advisor to discuss future academic plans (only your advisor has access to your RAP).  This form opens on June 30.

Deadline: August 30

Placement Exams 

Deadline: prior to talking to summer advisor

• World Language Placement *

• Calculus Placement

• Chemistry Placement 

• Music Theory

*The World Language Placement Exam is for students who have studied French, Spanish, Italian, and German and are planning on continuing.  You do not need to take the exam if this will be your first course in French, Spanish, or German. Students interested in Greek and Latin should visit the Classics Department Web site and contact Michael Arnush, Professor and Chair, Department of Classics with any questions. 

Music Ensembles 

Deadline:  August  

E-mail 

Upon receipt of IT letter in May

Residential Life 

Questionnaire available June 4-15

• Wondering what it's like to live in a Skidmore residence hall? 

• Need to know what to bring?

Student ID 

Submit photo between July 1 and August 15

Please follow the guidelines when submitting your photo. Photos that do not follow these guidelines or are deemed inappropriate will not be processed, causing unnecessary delays when you arrive on campus. If you have difficulty meeting the guidelines, please contact the Skidmore Card Office (518) 580-5854.

The Skidmore Card is much more than a traditional I.D. Not only does it identify you as a member of the Skidmore community, it also allows you access to the dining halls and other campus facilities; operates on the basis of a declining balance account for various purchases on and off campus; and holds all the information concerning your meal plan.

Beat the rush and register your motor vehicle online. By registering in advance, your vehicle registration decal will be waiting for you in your campus post office box when you arrive on campus. There is a fee of $110 for an academic year (or $55 per semester) to park a vehicle on campus. This fee is charged to your student account.  All vehicles parking on campus MUST be registered with Campus Safety.

Bicycles – If you plan to have a bicycle on campus you must register the bicycle with Campus Safety.  Registration takes place in-person at the Campus Safety office in Jonsson Tower during the first weeks of the semester. 

Look to Dining Services for:

• Questions about nutrition

• Menus

• Special diets

For all packages, please write your last name (in large, bold letters) on all four sides of the package. Packages will be available for pick up during Orientation.

Health Forms (for Health Services)

Deadline: August 1

Health forms are mailed in May and the deadline for their return is August 1, 2018. Please be sure to schedule an appointment for a physical and/or immunizations to make the deadline. 

 Deadline: August 1

Proof of Insurance (for Bursar's Office)

Deadline: August 1

All students attending Skidmore are required to have/provide proof of U.S.-based health insurance. The College offers a reasonably priced, primary student insurance plan. During the month of July, the Bursar's Office will provide information about the health insurance plan. Additional information may be obtained by calling the Bursar's Office at (518) 580-5830.

Completion of the online waiver/enrollment form is required by August 1st.

Health Education Courses

Deadline: Part I-August 1-August 31; Part II-October TBA

Skidmore's Department of Campus Safety offers staff and students the chance to receive text messages and e-mail notification in the event of an emergency via the Skidmore Urgent Notification System (SUNS).  Please be sure the phone listed in the system is the phone you’ll be carrying on campus.  Check or update your information at https://www2.skidmore.edu/e2campus/index.cfm

Internet connectivity is available for students in each dorm room and throughout the campus. Also, the college does not charge students for printing at this time. Students will find printing available in most of the public computing areas.

Please note: Please do not bring a personal wireless access point as it will not work at Skidmore. Also, printing wirelessly is not permitted in the residence halls.  If you are bringing a wireless printer to campus, please bring the appropriate USB cable to connect your wireless printer directly to your computer.    

August 30

RAP

• Bursar's Office Information about Skidmore's payment plans (US Postal Service and online)

• Office of the First-Year Experience Packet (US Postal Service)

• Summer Reading (US Postal Service)

• Registration and Academic Advising (email)

• Housing assignments (late July via email)
• Health Insurance Enroll/Waive Information (online)
• Tuition Insurance Information (online)
• Work Study Information (email)

Post Office Boxes (online )