Scribner Seminar Program:
Complete during the fall semester for the first year of study.
Expository Writing:
Complete one course, either EN105, EN105H, or a course
designated as EW by the end of the sophomore year. Students
who need the preparation of EN103 must complete this course during
the first year of study. (4-8 Semester Hours)
Quantitative Reasoning 1: Complete
through standardized test scores or by passing the
Skidmore Quantitative Reasoning Exam by the end of the freshman
year, or by completing MA100 by the end of the sophomore year.
(0-3 Semester Hours)
Quantitative Reasoning 2: Complete
one course designated as QR2 by the end of the junior year.
(3-4 Semester Hours)
Breadth Requirements
All Breadth requirements must be completed
prior to graduation.
Natural Sciences:Complete
one course with laboratory designated in biology, chemistry,
exercise science, geoscience, physics, psychology, and other disciplines.(4 Semester Hours)
The Arts: Complete
one course for 2, 3, or 4 credits (or two 1-credit courses) that
involves
the creation or performance of an artwork. Courses designated in
studio (visual) art, creative
writing, dance, music, theater, and other disciplines.(2-4
Semester Hours)
Humanities:Complete
one course designated in art history, classics, dance (history and
theory), literature (in English and in other languages), music (history
and theory), philosophy,
religion, theater (history and theory), and other disciplines.(3-4 Semester Hours)
Social Sciences: Complete
one course designated in American studies, anthropology,
economics, government, history, sociology, and other disciplines.
(3-4 Semester Hours)
Culture-Centered Inquiry
All of these requirements must be completed
prior to graduation.
Foreign Language: Complete
one course in a foreign language designated in the departments of
Classics or Foreign Languages and Literatures. The course must be
appropriate to the student’s level of language expertise as
determined by Advanced Placement, Achievement Test/SATII, or Skidmore
placement test scores. (3-4 Semester Hours)
Complete One of the Following:
Non-Western Cultures: Complete
one course, designated among various disciplines, that
explores a non-Western culture.
Cultural Diversity:Complete
one course, designated among various disciplines, that
compares two markedly different cultures, one of which must be non-Western
in origin.
Other Degree Requirements (Consult the Skidmore
College Catalog):
Major Requirements:Declaration
and satisfaction of all requirements for a major.
Liberal Arts Requirement: For
the B.A. degree at least 90 semester hours of credit
designated as "liberal arts"; for the B.S. degree at least
60 semester hours of "liberal arts"
credit. For criteria governing double majors, see the Catalog
or the Academic Information Guide.
Maturity-Level Requirement:Successful
completion of at least 24 semester hours of
300-level credit taken at Skidmore College. At least 12 hours of
the 300-level work must
be completed in the senior year, at least 6 of the twelve in the
major (for a double major,
must complete 6 hours in each major during the senior year). Student
may petition the
Committee on Academic Standing for a small amount of 300-level credit
taken at another
college (for example, for study abroad).
Grade Point Standards:At
least a 2.00 cumulative average for all course work completed at
Skidmore, and at least a 2.00 GPA in each major and/or minor.
Total Semester Hours of Credit:At
least 120 semester hours of credit for the Skidmore
degree, at least 60 of which must be completed in Skidmore courses
(including all work
done in the senior year).
A Note on Double Counting of Courses: As indicated in the Catalog and
in the Master Schedule of Courses, courses may be double counted
across the following categories of the core curriculum: courses
may double count for two (and only two) of the categories
Expository Writing (EW), Quantitative Reasoning 2 (QR2), Culture-Centered
Inquiry (Foreign Language, non-Western, and Cultural Diversity),
and the courses in Natural Sciences, Arts, Humanities, and Social
Sciences. For example, as officially indicated by the College, certain
Science courses may also fulfill the QR2 requirement; some writing
courses (EW) might also fulfill a Social Science requirement; some
Arts courses might also count as non-Western. No course may be triple
counted. Students must check carefully to be certain of the approved
double-counting options. Special limitations on double counting
and requirement overlap also apply to majors, minors, and double
majors. Consult the Catalog and attend closely to your online degree
audits. In the
final analysis, students themselves are responsible for understanding
and completing all degree requirements.
