Orientation and Placement Testing

All entering students are required to attend an orientation session (usually during the summer) which is designed to facilitate the adjustment to college life at Paul Smith’s. This orientation period is specifically designed to provide academic counseling, to familiarize students with campus life and to promote the development of peer relationships.

All students are strongly encouraged to take the math placement exams prior to arriving on campus for orientation. The test is used to accurately determine whether students are placed in foundational, supplemental, regular or accelerated course-work during the first semester at Paul Smith’s College. Students with applicable transfer credit for math courses may be exempt from placement testing upon receipt of a transcript indicating math coursework from a prior institution.