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Paul Smith's College of Arts & Science

Paul Smith's College of Arts & Science


Official telephone: (518) 327-6211
Toll-free telephone: (800) 421-2605
Fax number: (518) 327-6016
Website: www.paulsmiths.edu
Screen last updated on: September 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: September 6
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in July
Number and length of summer sessions: One 12-week session

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: Culinary Arts, Forest Recreation
Average class size: 14 in freshman lecture courses, 11 in upper-level/division lecture courses
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Full-time faculty: 67
Part-time faculty: 15

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
honors program, internships
Cooperative programs are offered: no

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Baking
  • Baking/Pastry Arts
  • Business Administration Management
  • Culinary Arts
  • Environmental Studies
  • Executive Office Administration
  • Forest Recreation
  • Forest Technician
  • Forest Technology
  • Forestry/Related Sciences
  • General Liberal Arts
  • Pre-Professional Forestry
  • Recreation/Leisure Studies
  • Surveying Engineering Technology
  • Undeclared
  • Urban Tree Management
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Culinary Arts Management
  • Culinary Arts/Food Services
  • Environmental Policy
  • Environmental Science/Studies
  • Hospitality/Restaurant Management
  • Hotel Management
  • Hotel/Resort Management
  • Hotel/Travel/Tourism Administration
  • Natural Resources Management
  • Natural Resources Management/Policy
  • Natural Resources/Environmental Science

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience