Students who are continually enrolled (or who have a break in enrollment for no more than one continuous semester) are permitted a ten-year period from their original date of entry into any Paul Smith's College program to meet the academic requirements in existence at the time of their original entry into the program. Students who at any point during their studies are not enrolled at Paul Smith's College for two continuous semesters, will be required to meet the graduation requirements in force at the time of their re-admission to Paul Smith's College.
Students who are within 9 credits hours of obtaining their degree when they leave the college are permitted a ten-year period from their original date of entry into any Paul Smith's College program during which they have the option of meeting the academic requirements in existence at the time of their original entry into the program, or of meeting the requirements of the program at the time of their re-entry.
Students whose degree work extends beyond the ten-year period from their original date of entry into the program are required to meet the graduation requirements effective at the time of their re-entry. A course completed prior to re-entry and fulfilling current degree requirements will be accepted providing no significant changes have occurred in the course. If significant changes have occurred in a course completed prior to re-entry and fulfilling current degree requirements or a course in a field where there has been a significant change in the knowledge base (the sciences, GIS, etc.), the course will be accepted only upon the successful completion of a challenge examination by the student.