Articulation/Transfer Agreements

Articulation/Transfer Agreements

2+2 Associate to Bachelor Degree Articulation Agreements

Paul Smith's College is committed to helping associate degree holders to complete their bachelor's degree in as little time as possible. As such, Paul Smith's continues to expand our list of associate degree programs that qualify for an in-field 2+2 articulation agreement. If you have an A.A.S, A.S. or A.A. in a field similar to or equivalent to a Paul Smith's College degree program, you may be eligible for a 2+2 articulation agreement where Paul Smith's will accept a minimum of 60 credits in transfer and will require you to complete no more than 66 additional credits unless additional liberal arts and science courses are required by NY State Regulations (more common in A.A.S. degree transfers).

A partial list of associate degree programs which have already been approved for the 2+2 articulation program includes:

Community Colleges CC Program Paul Smith's Program
Erie Community College Liberal Arts and Sciences - Sciences AS Biology BS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences - Fisheries Concentration BS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences - Wildlife Concentration BS
Erie Community College Health and Wellness – Exercise AS Biology BS
Erie Community College Health and Wellness – Health Education AS Biology BS
Erie Community College Business Administration AS Entrepreneurial Business Studies BS
Finger Lakes Community College Hospitality Management AAS Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management BS
Finger Lakes Community College Natural Resources Conservation AAS Natural Resource Conservation and Management BS
Finger Lakes Community College Natural Resources Conservation: Law Enforcement AAS Natural Resource Conservation and Management BS
Finger Lakes Community College Fish and Wildlife Technology AAS Natural Resource Conservation and Management BS
Finger Lakes Community College Environmental Studies AS Natural Resource Conservation and Management BS
Genesee Community College Environmental Studies AS Environmental Sciences BS, Biology BS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences-Fisheries Concentration BS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences-Wildlife Concentration BS
Hudson Valley Community College Environmental Science AS Environmental Sciences BS
Monroe Community College Hospitality Management-Travel & Tourism AAS Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management BS
Monroe Community College Hospitality Management--Hotel AAS Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management BS
North Country Community College Environmental Science AS Biology BS, Ecological Restoration BS, Environmental Studies BA, Environmental Sciences BS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences-Fisheries Concentration BS, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences-Wildlife Concentration BS
North Country Community College Environmental Studies AA Environmental Studies BA
North Country Community College Liberal Arts and Sciences: Math and Science AS Parks and Conservation Management BS
North Country Community College Health Science AS Biology BS
North Country Community College Wilderness Recreation Leadership AS Recreation, Adventure Education and Leisure Management BS
Onondaga Community College Hospitality Management AAS Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management BS

General Articulation Agreements

Paul Smith’s College maintains articulation agreements with more than 50 community colleges, technical schools, and other educational associations from which the college accepts advanced credit toward PSC degrees. Information regarding such transfer credit can be obtained through the Admissions Office.

A partial list of colleges, technical schools and/or educational associations participating in articulation agreements with Paul Smith’s College includes:

Community Colleges

  • Adirondack Community College
  • Bristol Community College
  • Broome Community College
  • Cayuga Community College
  • Clinton Community College
  • Community College of Vermont
  • Erie Community College
  • Fulton-Montgomery Community College
  • Genesee Community College
  • Herkimer County Community College
  • Hudson County Community College
  • Jefferson Community College
  • Mohawk Valley Community College
  • Monroe Community College
  • Nassau Community College
  • New Hampshire Community Technical College Berlin
  • North Country Community College
  • Ocean County College
  • Onondaga Community College
  • Penn State Mont-Alto
  • Schenectady County Community College
  • Southern Maine Community College
  • Suffolk County Community College
  • SUNY Rockland Community College
  • SUNY Canton
  • SUNY Cobleskill
  • Trocaire College
  • Villa Maria of Buffalo
  • White Mountain Community College

 High Schools/BOCES:

  • Atlantic County Vocational Technical School Mays Landing, NJ
  • Barre Technical Center & Spaulding High School Campus, Barre, VT
  • Career Center at Steinmetz, Schenectady, NY
  • Cattaraugus Allegeny Eire Wyoming BOCES at Olean
  • Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
  • Champlain Valley TEC Plattsburgh Campus
  • Chariho Career & Technical Center
  • Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES
  • Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
  • Emerson School of Hospitality, Buffalo, NY
  • Finger Lakes BOCES, Stanley, NY
  • Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES
  • Forest Park High School, Baltimore, MD
  • Foxcroft Academy
  • Genesee Valley BOCES
  • Greater Southern Tier BOCES
  • Hannaford Career Center, Middlebury, VT
  • Hartford Area Career and Technical Center
  • Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES, Herkimer, NY
  • Howard G. Sackett Technical Center of Jefferson Lewis BOCES
  • Hunterdon County Polytech Career Academy, Flemington, NJ
  • Jefferson- Lewis BOCES
  • Madison-Oneida BOCES
  • Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
  • Middletown High School Regional Ag Science & Tech Center
  • Nonnewaug High School
  • The National Academy Foundation
  • North Country Career Center, Newport, VT
  • Northwest Technical Center, St. Albans, VT
  • Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES, New Hartford, NY
  • Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES
  • Orange-Ulster Career and Technical Center
  • Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES Park West High School, New York, NY
  • Passaic County Technical Institute, Wayne, NJ
  • Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY
  • Randolph Area Vocational Center, Randolph, VT
  • River Bend Career and Technical Center, Bradford, VT
  • River Valley Technical Center, Springfield, VT
  • Rockland BOCES Career Education Center Questar III, Hudson and Troy, NY
  • St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, Gouverneur, Norwood, Ogdensburg, NY
  • Salem County Vocational Technical Schools, Woodstown, NJ
  • Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga BOCES, Elmira, NY
  • Stafford Technical Center BOCES, Rutland, VT
  • Steuben-Allegany at Wildwood BOCES
  • Sugar River Valley Regional Technical Center
  • Sullivan County BOCES, Liberty, NY
  • Sussex County Tech School, Sparta, NJ
  • Ulster County BOCES, Port Ewen, NY
  • Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, NY
  • Western School of Technology, MD
  • York County Technical College

 

Agreements for current Paul Smith’s College students

Business

  • Clarkson University 4+1

Of special interest to students earning business degrees at PSC, both baccalaureate and associate levels, is the “ClarksonUniversity/Paul Smith’s College 4+1 MBA” articulation - an agreement between Paul Smith’s College and Clarkson University’s school of Business allowing PSC students to complete both the College’s EBSB baccalaureate and the MBA program at Clarkson University within 5 years. Interested students should consult with EBSB advisors for program details.

Forestry

  • Duke University's Nicolas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences 3+1

An articulation agreement with Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences exists as well. This agreement is designed to coordinate the education of students from Paul Smith’s College with graduate programs in the broad area of natural resources and environmental studies at Duke. Participating students will be accepted into either the Master of Environmental Science (MEM) or the Master of Forestry (MF) programs offered by the Nicholas School. Students in this program will spend three years at Paul Smith’s College and two years at Duke. After their first year at Duke, they will be awarded a Bachelor’s degree from Paul Smith’s College and will earn either the MEM or MF after one additional year at Duke. Students interested in this agreement should consult with a PSC advisor for further details.

 

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