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1 Page 0 of 357. About SUNY Cobleskill About SUNY Cobleskill Table of Contents About SUNY Cobleskill .. 1. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) .. 11. SUNY Board of Trustees General Education Requirements .. 12. Math and English Placement Policies .. 13. Internships .. 16. Honors Program .. 17. Key to Course Sequencing .. 19. Degree Programs .. 20. Course Descriptions .. 168. Academic Policies .. 304. Academic Requirements for Financial Aid .. 351. VA Payment 353. college Refund Policy .. 354. 2021 2022 college Catalog This catalog is current as of August 1, 2021. The State University of New York college at Cobleskill reserves the right to make changes in policies, requirements, and regulations as conditions change and such revisions are necessary subsequent to the catalog's publication. All students are expected to have knowledge of the information contained in this publication and others, including the Student Handbook and the academic advisement materials explaining individual programs.

2 This catalog describes all current undergraduate programs of the institution. This is the official undergraduate catalog of record. About SUNY Cobleskill ABOUT SUNY COBLESKILL. Vision As the premier educational institution of agriculture and technology, SUNY Cobleskill calls all learners to grow, to sustain and to renew the world and its citizens. We continue to be guided by our founding vision: Education is the hope of the world If our young men and women are to grow quality in their lives they must learn to direct their own thinking, their own wanting, and their own doing. (1921. college Catalog). Mission SUNY Cobleskill sets the standard for applied education that extends theory into practice. We cultivate our students to positively affect the cultural, economic, natural and technological forces in their lives. In pursuit of our mission we strive to honor our history, teach by doing, forge pathways for success, think globally and across disciplines, cultivate sustainability, embrace and support our community, and promote personal growth.

3 Values SUNY Cobleskill is a campus community characterized by empathy, inclusivity, respect, personal growth, integrity, and a collaborative spirit fostering well-being and sustainable practices. We recognize and celebrate student, faculty and staff achievements. We take pride in our campus and encourage collaboration with our surrounding communities. Accreditation SUNY Cobleskill is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The education department of the State University of New York registers all academic programs. SUNY Cobleskill is approved for awarding of the following degrees: Associate of Arts ( ); Associate of Science ( ); Associate of Applied Science ( ); Associate of Occupational Studies ( ); Bachelor of Business Administration ( ); Bachelor of Science ( ); and Bachelor of Technology ( ). Leadership SUNY Board of Trustees Jim Malatras Marcos Crespo Eunice Lewin Chancellor Trustee Trustee Dr.

4 Merryl H. Tisch Robert Duffy Stanley Litow Chairman Trustee Trustee Cesar Perales Christy Fogal Camille Joseph Varlack Vice Chairman Trustee Trustee Joseph Belluck James Haddon Richard Socarides Trustee Trustee Trustee Courtney Eagles Burke Bradley Hershenson Edward Spiro Trustee President, SUNY Student Assembly Trustee (SUNYSA). Eric Corngold Cary Staller Trustee Trustee Page | 1. 2021-2022. About SUNY Cobleskill college Council SUNY Cobleskill's college Council, in accordance with provisions of New York State Education Law, consists of ten members- nine appointed by the governor and one elected by and from the student body. A member designated by the governor serves as the council's chair. Council members are appointed to terms of seven years. As established by the State University Trustees, the duties and powers of SUNY Cobleskill's college Council include: recommending candidates to the SUNY trustees for appointment as president of the college ; reviewing all major plans of the president and making relevant recommendations before submission to the trustees; making regulations regarding campus faculty; reviewing and recommending institutional budgets; fostering the development of citizen advisory committees; naming buildings and grounds; making regulations regarding student conduct; and exercising supervision of student housing and safety.

5 Members Eric H. Stein, Acting Chair Linda K. Cross Barbara E. DiCocco Phil King Jennifer McKenna (Student Representative). Tracy E. Purcell Susan Rightmyer Richard J. Shultes Administration Cabinet Members Dr. Marion A. Terenzio Bonnie G. Martin President Vice President for Operations 518-255-5111 518-255-5402. Amy K. Healy Dr. Anne Hopkins Gross Chief of Staff Vice President for Student Development 518-255-5118 518-255-5214. Wendy Gilman John J. Zacharek Vice President for Business and Finance, Vice President for Development 518-255-5520 Executive Director of college Foundation 518-255-5524. Dr. Susan J. Zimmermann Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 518-255-5523. Page | 2. 2021-2022. About SUNY Cobleskill Cabinet Associates (Report to President). Derwin Bennett Dr. Tara L. Winter Chief Diversity Officer Chief Strategic Planning and 518-255-5838 Institutional Effectiveness Officer 518-255-5418.

6 Academic Deans Dr. Gail Wentworth Dr. Timothy W. Moore Dean, School of Business and Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources 518-255-5413 518-255-5323. Campus Governance Sophie Ano James Hardin Presiding Officer Ben Weikert Co-Chairs, Curriculum Committee Katrina Pearl Vacant Filled in November Secretary Facilities and Space Committee Sinikka Grant Vacant Filled in November Faculty Senate Fiscal Affairs and Strategic Planning Katherine Brent Paul Gemmiti Chair, Academic Personnel Policies Committee Carol Morris Co-Chairs, Professional Development Committee Leigh Ann Christian April Davies Chair, Academic Policies Committee Technology Committee Faculty Agricultural Engineering Robert Cross Michael McCaskey Assistant Professor Professor MA Cornell University MA, SUNY college at Oswego James Gregory Zachery Metzler Instructor Associate Professor BA, SUNY Cobleskill MA, SUNY Oswego Douglas Hammond Christopher Smith Associate Professor Assistant Professor MA, Cornell University MA.

7 Cornell University Dr. James Hardin Nicholas Testa Associate Professor Associate Professor, Department Chair PHD, Oklahoma State University MA, SUNY college at Oswego Page | 3. 2021-2022. About SUNY Cobleskill Faculty Cont. Animal Science Dr. Ethel Dunn Dave Thompson Professor Professor PHD, Cornell MAT, Cornell University Dr. Caitlin Foley Jennifer Walrath Assistant Professor Visiting Assistant Professor PHD, Pennsylvania State University MS, SUNY college at Oswego Margaret Mansfield Ben Weikert Associate Professor Assistant Professor MS, Tufts University MS, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Cynthia Shelley Raymond Whelihan Professor Associate Professor PHD, Cornell University MS, SUNY at Albany Kimberly Tarvis Associate Professor MS, Colorado State University Business and Information Technology Dr. Paul Amodeo Dr. Giacomo Rivituso Professor Professor PHD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute EDD, Northeastern University Dr.

8 Grace Begany Karl Schwarzenegger Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator Associate Professor PHD, SUNY at Albany MBA, SUNY Albany Dr. Charles Moran Professor JD, University of Michigan Business, Food Service and Agricultural Management Dr. Sophie Ano Paul Gemmiti Associate Professor, Department Chair Professor PHD, Arizona State University MACC, Virginia Polytechnic Institution and State University Keith Buerker Katrina Pearl Associate Professor Associate Professor MS, SUNY at Albany MBA, Le Moyne college Dave Campbell Dr. Patricia Piatov Professor Associate Professor MA, University of Houston DBA, Nova Southeastern University Joanne Cloughly Stephen Weir Professor Assistant Professor MA, Empire State college MS, Cornell University Dr. Stuart Ferguson David Yanisko Professor, Director of the Institute for Rural Vitality Associate Professor EDD, St.

9 John Fisher college MS, SUNY college at Oswego Page | 4. 2021-2022. About SUNY Cobleskill Faculty Cont. Early Childhood and Psychology Dr. Amy Corbett Dr. Carol Morris Professor Assistant Professor PHD, SUNY at Albany PHD, George Mason University Suzanne Fine Elise Weiss Associate Professor Assistant Professor, Department Chair MAS, University of Wisconsin Madison MS, SUNY at Oneonta Dr. Mary Guerrant Assistant Professor PHD, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Management Mark Cornwall Dr. Michael Losito Associate Professor, Department Chair Professor MA, SUNY at Oneonta PHD, SUNY college of Environmental and Forestry Dr. Charles Cotton Dr. Roger Masse Assistant Professor Assistant Professor PHD, college of William and Mary PHD, University of Rhode Island Dr. Andrew Gascho Landis Dr. Amy Quinn Assistant Professor Associate Professor PHD, Auburn University PHD, SUNY college of Environmental Science and Forestry Dr.

10 Carmen Greenwood Associate Professor PHD, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Liberal Studies Dr. Matthew Burns Dr. Sinikka Grant Margrethe Lauber Associate Professor Associate Professor Professor PHD, SUNY at Binghamton PHD, SUNY at Buffalo MS, University of Cincinnati Dr. Leigh Christian Erik Hage Dr. Douglas MacLeod Professor Professor, Department Chair Associate Professor PHD, University of South Dakota MA, SUNY at Binghamton DA, SUNY at Albany Adam Daily Dr. Thomas Hickey Dr. Salvador Rivera Assistant Professor Professor Professor MFA, SUNY at Albany PHD, Sam Houston State University PHD, SUNY at Albany Dr. Rene Descartes Kathy Johnson Christina Trees Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor PHD, The New School MA, Michigan State University MA, University of Notre Dame Douglas Flanagan Kristina Johnson Kayla Vaughn Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor MS, SUNY Polytechnic Institute MS, college of Saint Rose MFA, Marywood University Page | 5.