Hartwick College Three-Year Degree Program

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Three-Year

DegreeProgramSave 25% or more

without sacricing thefull college experience.

Do more. Be more.

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A major opportunity.Within the Three-Year Bachelors Degree Program, there are 24 major areas of studyleading to a bachelor of arts (B.A.) or bachelor of science (B.S.) degree. Courses ofstudy include majors from the Humanities, Physical and Life Sciences, and Social andBehavioral Sciences divisions:

*General Accounting degree in 3 years; CPA possible in 4 years. **AP Calculus credit or equivalent required. ***Admissionto the Nursing Three-Year Degree Program is based on additional criteria. Students must have at minimum an 88 out of

100 high school grade point average to be considered for the NursingThree-Year Degree Program.

USA Today,June 22, 2012

Hartwick, a small privateliberal arts college,

is at the forefront of a recent

upswing in colleges that,spurred by the recessionand concerns over crushing

college debt, are encouragingstudents to save money by

shortening the time it takesto earn a degree.

USA Today,February 24, 2009

Hartwick says its programis distinctive, because it

wont require online coursesor summer school

(so students can still dointernships). Students will

take an expanded course loadeach semester, plus coursesduring Hartwicks January

term. Only a handful ofmajors are excluded.

The Washington PostPostLocal, June 16, 2011

Hartwick College launcheda three-year degree in fall2009, available in more

than two dozen majors.The program started with18 students, is up to 47

students and is on target toadd 40 more in fall, makingit possibly the largest such

program in the nation.

The Chronicle ofHigher Education,

February 24, 2009

Although designed to cutcosts, the Hartwick program

will also maintain its richeducational experience

Students who participate will

take 40 rather than30 credits a year, keeping

their summers free for studyabroad, internships, or em-ployment. Service learning,athletics, and other activities

will still be accessible tothree-year students

People are talking:

Accounting*

Art History

Biology

Business Administration

Chemistry

Computer Science

Economics

English

French

Geology & Environmental Sciences

German

History

Information Science

Individual Student Program (ISP)

Mathematics*

Nursing*

Philosophy

Political Science

Psychology

Religious Studies

Sociology

Spanish

Studio Art

Theatre Arts

Where theyre from.

Hartwick College Three-Year Degreestudents come from all walks of life,from near and far. Heres a few highschools our students have attended:

Ballston Spa High School

Broadalbin-Perth High SchoolMohonasen Senior High School

New Hartford Senior High School

Onteora Central Junior-Senior

High School

Penn Yan Academy

Pine Bush Central High School

Saratoga Springs Senior

High School

South Glens Falls Central

High School

Unatego Junior-Senior

High School

VVS High School

The ne print.Qualications: To be considered for the Program, you should have a high school grade point average of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 or 85out of 100 in a challenging, college-preparatory curriculum. Nursing students must have a GPA of at least 88. Submission of SAT andACT scores is optional for admission to Hartwick and the Three-Year Degree Program, except for nursing applicants.

AP, IB, CLEP & College Credit: Hartwick offers credit for a score of 3 or above on many of the AP tests, 4 or above onhigher level IB tests, and various credits for CLEP and college courses.

www.hartwick.edu/credits


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Lets talk money.You want to attend the kind of private, liberal arts college that

will put you on the fast track to professional successbut thatkind of education is expensive. So four years ago, Hartwick wasone of the rst schools in the nation to realize theres nothingmagical about taking four years for a bachelors degree.

You can do it in three years, and save as much as $40,000in the process.Less upfront cost and less debtan intriguingidea. So we created a program to complete your degree in three

years instead of four and made sure you wouldnt miss out onany of the activities so important to your college experience.

The idea quickly caught the attention of the national newsmedia. More importantly, it caught the attention of ourstudents. Currently, about 1 out of every 10 entering Hartwickstudent will complete his or her degree in just three years andsave a ton of money in the process.

How it works.You take a few extra courses (40 credits per year instead of 30)and you nish a year early. In the process, you save an entire

years tuition and get to grad school or work even sooner. Youcan earn a Hartwick degree and enjoy every aspect of campus

life in three years, saving a lot of money along the way. Noonline courses, no summer school (except if youre in nursing),no strings.

Three-Year Degree students are motivated and hard-working,so they dont make a lot of compromises. Theyre on our sportsteams, and in our clubs. Theyre performing on stage, hangingwith friends, or living at our Pine Lake Environmental Campus.

www.hartwick.edu/threeyeardegree

An exceptional education.Hartwicks Liberal Arts in Practice curriculum is what makes

the Three-Year Bachelors Degree Program work. Its a uniquecombination of traditional liberal arts study and experientiallearning. That means youll have great classroom experiencesand youll make that learning real by getting into the eld tostudy abroad, complete internships, and serve your community.

Our 11-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio means youll get toknow our expert faculty personally. Youll work with themon the kinds of laboratory and research opportunities thatundergraduates rarely get to experience. Hartwicks Three-YearDegree Program was developed in close collaboration with ourfaculty. Their expertise and our exible curriculum are a few ofthe reasons our Three-Year Degree works at Hartwick while

some other schools have failed.

Added benets.As a Three-Year Degree student, youll graduate sooner withless debt. Youll also get priority course registration, specialacademic advising, and the option of a special living-learningresidential environment.

Get out and do.Whats more, youll participate in J Term, a unique month-longlearning experience that will change your life. Every January,hundreds of Hartwick students take courses with Hartwickfaculty on campus, across the nation and around the worldplaces like Egypt and China, Ghana and Greece, India andIreland, South Africa, Thailand, the Bahamas and Costa Rica,England, Austria, Germany and Italyand many more. After

you go youll never be the same.

Hartwick Colleges Three-Year Degree Program saves students time andmoney, without sacricing the full college experience. Its that simple.


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You can still be involvedin everything.My parents are paying for myeducation Im very lucky. Theynever pushed me to go into theThree-Year Degree Program fornancial reasons, but when I didthey were excited. I have a prettysubstantial merit scholarship, but

the Three-Year Program helps somuch more. I feel like Im capable ofgoing into law school without a tonof extra debt.

Im denitely prepared for thenext step. Theres no doubt Imbummed out to leave this place andleave my friends, but I think Imready to spread my wings, as clichas that sounds. As a Three-Year

student you dont miss any of theopportunities four-year studentshave. You can still be involved ininternships, clubs, activities, andathletics everything.

Alyssa Napolitano 13

English major | Port Chester, NY

Its the full Hartwick experience.

The Three-YearProgram is unique,and its realistic.Saving money is denitely a goodthing. Getting on to my mastersa year faster with only three yearsof loans? Thats very helpful. TheThree-Year Program is unique, andits realistic. If youre willing to put

in the time and take an extra classor two a semester, youre going toshow initiative and that translatesto doing well in the job market.

It is a little more work than thefour-year student has, but its onlya class or two more a semester. Imsaving a ton of money, getting tomy masters sooner, and getting a

job sooner. It saves a lot of moneyin the long run, and you still getto have fun and hang out with

your friends. Its the real collegeexperience.

Cody DeBernardis 15

Mathematics major | Whitesboro, NY

A complete Collegeexperience.As a pioneer in the three-yeardegree model, Hartwick Collegerecognizes that students shouldhave the option to pursue cost- andtime-saving options when earning ahigh-quality bachelors degree. Thegrowth and success of Hartwicks

Three-Year Degree programclearly illustrates the viability of,and demand for, this innovativeeducational approach.

At Hartwick, we have seen noevidence that Three-Year Degreestudents have a less meaningfulor substantial experience thanour four-year students. Theycollaborate with professors onresearch, study abroad, participatein clubs and organizations, performin college productions, and spendtime with friends. They are havingthe complete college experience.

Hartwick College

President Dr. Margaret L. Drugovich


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Hartwick College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the National

Association of Schools of Music, and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The Bachelor of Science degree program in chemistry is approved by

the American Chemical Society.

The Advisory Committee on Campus Security will provide, upon request, all campus crime statistics as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

You can obtain a copy of this report by contacting Campus Safety at 607-431-4111. The report also is available at www.ope.ed.gov/security and

www.hartwick.edu/crimestatistics.

www.hartwick.edu

Ofce of Admissions

PO Box 4022, Oneonta, NY 13820-4022 | 607-431-4150, 888-427-8942

[email protected]

Explore the Hartwick Experiencewww.hartwickexperience.com

Sign up for a visitwww.hartwick.edu/visitrequest

Visit us online.You have to see Hartwick to believe it. Come fora tour and attend some classes. Meet Hartwickstudents and their professors. Ask questions, andthen ask some more questions. Dont forget toenjoy the view.

www.hartwick.edu/admissions/visit-us

Apply now.Hartwick admits students on a rolling basis, soapply early to ensure your place in the class. If

you qualify for the Three-Year Degree Program,well send you an application for the programonce youre admitted to Hartwick.

When your application is complete, well reviewit immediately and will let you know our admis-sion decision within two weeks. If you qualify foran academic scholarship, youll know the amountof your award within two weeks of admission.

www.hartwick.edu/apply

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Hartwick College Three-Year Degree Program