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First-Year Experience

Dates and Deadlines 

Throughout the spring and summer we will announce updates here and on the FYE Checklist.
Updated: 3/24/2025

Once you've enrolled you will receive an email from Admissions with your 爱污传媒 Account creation information and instructions to set up your 爱污传媒 Account. The username and password you create through this process will be your universal login information for your 爱污传媒 Account and most 爱污传媒 apps.

If you did not receive instructions, please email the Admissions Office.

By setting up your 爱污传媒 Account, you set up your 爱污传媒 email. It is your username plus @skidmore.edu and the password you created. Access your email through the

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Enroll in online tuition E-Bill and add/authorize all users who will need access to your billing statement. 

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May

Watch your mail and email for information from the Bursar's Office with information about 爱污传媒's payment plans (US Postal Service and online). 

Even if you鈥檙e undecided about your choice of major (like most incoming first-year students), please identify up to five academic areas of interest through the FYE Checklist. 

In the FYE Checklist, take time to carefully read the individual seminar descriptions and then enter your top 10 choices in order of preference before May 15. Students who do not submit seminars selections will be assigned. 

The Directed Self-Placement (DSP) assessment will provide important information about which level of writing course is most appropriate for you given your current writing skills. The entire DSP takes about 1.5 hours. You can access it through the FYE Checklist. Please note, you will not be able to register for a writing course this semester (or for a future semester) without this placement.

To access the housing questionnaire, log into your  and go to the Residential Life Housing tile.  

You will be assigned a room and roommate(s) based on the preferences indicated in your questionnaire. 爱污传媒 does not assign rooms or roommates based on race, religion or national origin. All residence halls are smoke- and substance-free. 

Questions? Contact the Office of Residential Life, 518-580-5765 or reslife@skidmore.edu.

  • Important: 
    Housing assignments will be released July 21. 
    You must submit your Health Forms by July 14th to receive your housing assignment.
  • Other dates:
    Gardenside Sustainability Community Housing Application: due May 19
    Housing Accomodation Form: due June 20

The QR will provide important information about which level of course is most appropriate for you given your QR skills. If you submitted test scores and scored 650 or higher on the Math SAT or 28 or higher on the Math ACT, you should already have a QR placement and do not need to take the diagnostic. The assessment typically takes 1.5 鈥 2 hours. You can access it through the FYE Checklist.

Learn more about summer advising, course registration, and the First-Year Experience.  More information to come!

June

F1 visa holders please sign up. U.S. citizens living abroad, please contact SAS for an invitation.

Register

Requests for academic accommodations and supporting documentation will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To make a request, log into your after June 1 and go to the Student Academic Services tile. To be ready for the first day of classes, accommodation requests must be submitted before August 1. 

Pre-Orientation programs are a great way to establish new friendships, get to know peer advisors, meet faculty and staff, and have fun! Registration opens June 2nd and closes July 15th. Additional fees apply. Need-based scholarships are available. 

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A 爱污传媒 faculty member will email you in early June to schedule a virtual meeting or phone call to discuss your educational hopes and plans, as well as your fall semester course options. If you are not available in June, please contact the Office of Academic Advising at advising@skidmore.edu

First-year students will register themselves for courses online after they have met with their Summer Advisor.

Course registration opens at 8:30 a.m. ET based on the first letter of your last name:

Although the deadline to secure a full-time course schedule is July 11, our goal is you achieve this by June 30 because course availability becomes more limited the longer you wait. You can continue to make changes to your course schedule through the add/drop period at the start of the Fall 2025 semester.

If you have questions or are not available on these dates, please contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@skidmore.edu

Advising and Registration guide

Your copy will arrive in late June via mail or email (e-book). All first-year students are expected to read and contemplate the summer reading prior to arriving on campus. 

July

爱污传媒 offers families the option of paying bills in monthly installments. The administrative cost for participation in SCIP is $40 per semester. The Bursar鈥檚 Office will mail instructions to your home.
The last day to enroll in SCIP is August 15.

爱污传媒 IDs are more than just photo IDs. They are door keys, meal tickets, purchase cards, and more. You need to submit a photo in advance so you can pick up your ID when you arrive at 爱污传媒 this fall; otherwise, you will face delays. 

爱污传媒 requires that all students have health insurance, and annually you must go through an enrollment/waiver process to confirm coverage. Please note that this process is separate from any documentation students may have submitted to Health Services or Athletics. The Bursar鈥檚 Office will mail instructions to your home. 

You have until August 1 to respond. 

Work-study students will receive an email from Dining Services about employment. All first-year student employees work for Dining Services.

It is both New York State law and 爱污传媒 College policy that fully completed health and immunization records must be filed prior to class attendance or participation in the London FYE Program, pre-orientation programs, and/or varsity athletics. 

If your last physical was prior to August 2024, please make a doctor鈥檚 appointment now to ensure completion of required health forms by July 14. 

To submit paperwork, log into your then go to the 爱污传媒 Health Services tile. 

As you prepare for your 爱污传媒 journey, we want to know about your current aspirations, academic and co-curricular aims, and overall educational goals. You can access the RAP exercise through the FYE Checklist. Must be completed by August 31.

August

Also the last day to enroll in installment payment plan (SCIP).

Bursar's Office

You will receive instructions via email to complete three health and safety courses before August 31. 

Registration is done on a rolling basis but must be completed before arriving on campus. To register a vehicle, log into the and go to the Ticketrak Parking tile. 

With the exception of FYE London students, your arrival date will be your move-in date. Early orientation schedules and programming vary, but all students will participate in New Student Orientation August 31 through September 5. 

  • Fall athletes: Arrival varies by team, please contact your coach 
  • FYE London students: Monday, August 18 - Wednesday, August 20, 2025
  • International students: Monday, August 25 - Wednesday, August 27, 2025
    By invitation
  • Pre-Orientation students: Thursday, August 28 - Sunday, August 31 (AM), 2025
    Not required but strongly encouraged
  • Remaining new students: Sunday, August 31 - Friday, September 5, 2025  

Students participating in the Opportunity Program鈥檚 Academic Institute will arrive in late June. 

爱污传媒 mailbox assignments should be available at the same time as housing assignments

September

You may prepay tuition charges to guarantee against future increases for two, three, or four years of full-time academic study. Sign up by September 3 through the Bursar鈥檚 Office. 

Instructions will be emailed by Student Affairs 

FINANCIAL AID AND BURSAR'S OFFICE (BILLING) 

Enroll in online tuition E-Bill and add/authorize all users who will need access to your billing statement. .

August 1: Enroll in or waive Health Insurance Plan
爱污传媒 requires that all students be covered by health insurance. Forms will be available by July 1 and must be completed before August 1. 

August 15: SCIP Enrollment 
By signing up for the installment plan, you can spread each semester鈥檚 costs over four equal monthly installments. 

August 15: Fall semester bill due
Fall bills will be available in July

September 3: Optional Tuition Stabilization Plan Agreement

Additional resources

  • If you are looking for the  Registrar, please click here: Registrar's Student System.
  • If you need to access your 爱污传媒 email, please visit your
  • If you are having difficulty logging into your 爱污传媒 email, the FYE Checklist, or any other technical issues, please contact the IT Help Desk at  or call 518-580-5900.  
  • London students please use the 
  • OP students please use the OP calendar

Unless otherwise noted, you will log into your 爱污传媒 Account and review the FYE Checklist to complete tasks and receive detailed instructions. Note that Opportunity Program (OP) and London FYE students may have different deadlines and/or additional steps.