Academics
Southern Vermont College academics offer you the opportunity to discover and develop your true potential and be fully prepared to enter the job market. The College's strong liberal arts education, combined with the expertise learned in our many internships, workshops, and degree programs, provide the perfect blend of skills necessary to succeed in the workplace and throughout life.
- Degree Programs: The College offers thirteen bachelor degree programs and six associate degree programs.
- College Calendar for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
- Special Programs: A Southern Vermont College education helps expand your horizons to see that there is more to education, more to life, more to learning. The College offers a variety of special programs that assist students with their educations.
- Academic Support: Southern Vermont College has a diverse student body with a wide range of skills and abilities. To assist students who need extra support to succeed in college, we offer a number of special services and programs that have proven to be effective year after year, student after student. All support services are free of charge (Note: This does not include College courses). Also, Upward Bound is a program funded by the U.S. Department of Education to help students develop the skills, motivation, and self-confidence necessary for success in high school and college. The Southern Vermont College Upward Bound Program serves students in grades 9-12 from area high schools in New York and Vermont.
- Transfer Agreements: Southern Vermont College has transfer agreements with a number of community colleges and graduate schools. Students who plan to transfer to SVC can select courses which will allow them to transfer credits into the corresponding programs and meet the curriculum requirements as possible.
- Registrar: All students' permanent academic records are maintained in the Registrar's Office. A report of grades is sent to each student at the end of each semester or session unless the college is requested to send it elsewhere. Application for graduation, transcript information, course schedules, and the final exam schedule is available on the Registrar's Web page.
Graduation Requirements
The requirements for successful completion of a baccalaureate degree include:
- 120 credits in a program of study, including 45 in the general core;
- a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 (C); some majors may have higher minimum GPA requirements;
- a minimum of 60 graded credits earned at Southern Vermont College.
Students who plan to earn a baccalaureate degree must declare their major prior to the completion of 45 credits. Students must declare a minor no later than the completion of 60 credits.
The requirements for successful completion of an associate degree include:
- 60 credits in a program of study, including 21 credits in the general core;
- a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 (C); some majors may have higher minimum cumulative GPA requirements;
- a minimum of 30 graded credits earned at Southern Vermont College.
To meet the requirements for an associate degree, students must either be enrolled in an associate degree program or declare their major upon earning 45 credits. A student who has exceeded 45 credits and who wishes to apply for an associate's degree must file a written appeal with the Interim Provost.
Albert DeCiccio
Provost
802-447-6333
adeciccio@svc.edu
