Hobart and William Smith offer several joint degree programs for students of promise who are interested in pursuing pre-professional certifications.
HWS offers joint degree programs in engineering with the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University and the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.
In general, students in these programs spend three years at Hobart and William Smith, and then two years at the other institution. At the end of five years, the student receives a B.A. or B.S. from HWS and a B.S. in engineering from the cooperating university.
The Dartmouth program is structured a little differently. There, a student usually spends the first two years at Hobart and William Smith, the third year (or part of it) at Dartmouth, the senior year at HWS, and a fifth and final year at Dartmouth. Upon completion, they receive two degrees, one from Hobart and William Smith and one from Dartmouth.
For more details on joint degree programs in engineering, consult Professor Donald Spector, Department of Physics.
Joint degree programs with both Clarkson University and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) allow HWS students to complete the requirements for a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in one year rather than the usual two or more.
Admission to the 4+1 programs at Clarkson and RIT is available to students who include foundation courses in their undergraduate programs and meet prescribed admissions standards.
For more details, consult Professor Patrick McGuire, Department of Economics.
Hobart and William Smith offers a 3+4 joint degree program in architecture with Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Under this arrangement, the student studies the first three years at Hobart and William Smith and the last four years at Washington University. After seven years, the student receives a B.A. from the Colleges and an advanced professional degree in architecture from Washington University.
It is also possible for students to spend their third year at Washington University and come back to Geneva for their senior year before returning to St. Louis for the remaining years of graduate study.
Admission into the graduate program is not automatic; that decision is based on the student's performance after the first year of study at Washington University.
For more details, consult Professor A. E. Ted Aub, Department of Art.
HWS and the University of Rochester School of Nursing have established a 4+3 program that provides third-year students a guaranteed seat in either the one-year post baccalaureate program leading to RN licensure or the three-year program leading to nurse practitioner certification.
For more details, contact the Health Professions Adviser, Salisbury Center for Career Services.
For information about financial aid for joint degree programs, visit Special Programs Aid.
