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Skidmore College
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Skidmore College
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Skidmore College
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815 N Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
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(518) 580-5000 Ext.
(518) 580-5750 Ext.
(518) 580-5570 Ext.
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| Type of institution: |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
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| Federal Aid: |
Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
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| Degrees offered: |
Bachelor degree, Master's degree |
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| Carnegie classification: |
Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
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| Number of students: |
2,811 (2006)
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| 2007-08 Undergraduate application fee: | $60.00 |
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| About this School |
| Skidmore College is a private, four-year college located in Saratoga Springs, New York. Consistently ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges, Skidmore is known for a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for careers, graduate school, and community leadership. The college currently enrolls approximately 2,200 students and offers B.A. and B.S. degrees in more than fifty areas of study. Admission is highly competitive.
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| History |
Since its founding in the early twentieth century, Skidmore has undergone several transformations. The Young Women's Industrial Club was formed in 1903 by Lucy Skidmore Scribner with inheritance money from her father, Joseph Russell Skidmore, a prosperous coal merchant. In 1911, the club was chartered under the name "Skidmore School of Arts" as a college to vocationally and professionally train young women.
Charles Henry Keyes became the first president of the school in 1912, and in 1919 Skidmore conferred its first baccalaureate degrees under the State University of New York. By 1922 the school was independently charted as a four-year, degree-granting college.
Skidmore was first located in downtown Saratoga Springs, but on October 28, 1961, the college began its move to the Jonsson Campus, an 850-acre plot of land on the edge of Saratoga. The Jonsson Campus was named for Skidmore trustee Erik Jonsson, the founder and president of Texas Instruments and a former mayor of San Antonio, Texas (1964-1971).
1971 was an important year for Skidmore. For the first time, the college began admitting men to the regular undergraduate program (a few dozen male World War II veterans were briefly enrolled in the late 1940s). Skidmore also launched an innovative program called University Without Walls (UWW), which allows nonresident students over age 25 to earn bachelors degrees. Finally, Skidmore established a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
In 1988, Skidmore faculty formed the Collaborative Research Program, which provides students with opportunities to co-author papers and studies with professors. Skidmore began granting masters degrees in 1991 through its Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program. The Skidmore Honors Forum was founded in 1998.
Skidmore has had seven presidents:
- harles Henry Keyes (1912 - 1925)
- enry T. Moore (1925 - 1957)
- al H. Wilson (1957 - 1965)
- oseph C. Palamountain, Jr. (1965 - 1987)
- avid H. Porter (1987 - 1999)
- amienne S. Studley (1999 - 2003)
- hilip A. Glotzbach (2003 - present)
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| Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students |
| Tuition and Fees | 2007-08 | 2006-07 | 2005-06 |
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| In-State | $36,860 | $34,694 | $32,659 |
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| Out of State | $36,860 | $34,694 | $32,659 |
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| Books and Supplies | $1,054 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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| On-Campus |
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| Room and board | $9,836 | $9,556 | $9,120 |
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| Other Expenses | $1,250 | $1,250 | $1,221 |
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Financial aid 2005-2006
Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students
| Type of Aid | Percentage of students receiving aid | Average amount of aid they received |
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| Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
12% |
$4,963 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
13% |
$3,812 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
40% |
$19,491 |
| Loans to students |
40% |
$2,167 |
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Degrees offered by this school
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Bachelor degree
Women's Studies
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on litera...
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Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other se...
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Bachelor degree
Sociology
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, f...
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Bachelor degree
Social Work
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Social Work: A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social wel...
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Bachelor degree
Social Sciences
Other
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Social Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in social sciences not listed in the Social Sciences, General category.
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Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural ...
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Bachelor degree
Psychology
Other
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Psychology, Other: Any instructional program in psychology not listed in the Psychology, General category.
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Bachelor degree
Psychology
General
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various...
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Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public...
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Bachelor degree
Physics
General
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodyna...
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Bachelor degree
Philosophy
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to th...
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Bachelor degree
Neuroscience
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Neuroscience: A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physiolo...
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Bachelor degree
Music History, Literature, and Theory.
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Music History, Literature, and Theory: A program that focuses on the study of the historical evolution of music as a social and intellectual phenomenon, the development of musical instruments and techniques, and the analysis and criticism of musical literature. Includes instruction in...
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Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathema...
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Bachelor degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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Bachelor degree
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science: A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coor...
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Bachelor degree
History
General
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of sp...
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Bachelor degree
German Language and Literature
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, and ...
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Bachelor degree
Geology + Earth Science
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of roc...
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Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, scienc...
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Bachelor degree
Fine Arts and Art Studies
Other
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other: Any instructional program in fine arts and art studies not listed in the Fine Arts and Art Studies, General category.
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Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Environmental Studies: A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics,...
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Bachelor degree
Environmental Science
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Environmental Science: A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradati...
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Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.
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Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature + Letters
Other
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree English Language and Literature + Letters, Other: Any instructional program in English language and literature not listed in the English Language and Literature/Letters, General category.
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Bachelor degree
Elementary Education and Teaching
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject ma...
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Bachelor degree
Economics
General
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and...
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Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed p...
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Bachelor degree
Dance
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Dance, General: A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and ana...
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Bachelor degree
Computer and Information Sciences
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with...
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Bachelor degree
Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General.
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Bachelor degree
Chemistry
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
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Bachelor degree
Business, Management, Marketing And Related Support Services, Other.
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Business, Management, Marketing And Related Support Services, Other: Any instructional program in business, management, marketing and related support services not listed in the Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, General category.
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Bachelor degree
Business + Commerce
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Business + Commerce, General: A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutio...
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Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biologic...
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Bachelor degree
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Other
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in the biological and biomedical sciences not listed in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, General category.
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Bachelor degree
Biochemistry
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Biochemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic ...
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Bachelor degree
Asian Studies + Civilization
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Asian Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of the Asian Continent, including the study of the Asian diasporas overseas.
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Bachelor degree
Art History
Criticism and Conservation
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Art History, Criticism and Conservation: A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history research methods, connois...
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Bachelor degree
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other.
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other: Any instructional program in area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies not listed in the Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, General category.
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Bachelor degree
Anthropology
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and...
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Bachelor degree
American + United States Studies + Civilization
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Bachelor degree American + United States Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the United States and its Pre-Columbian and colonial predecessors, and including the flow of immigrants from other societies.
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Master's degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
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Skidmore College
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General Description for:
Skidmore College Master's degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.
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