Undergraduate Studies
The majority of Manhattanville's undergraduates pursue the Bachelor of Arts degree. Some freshmen know the academic area or areas in which they want to concentrate; most do not. Consequently, it is possible to begin work in a major field the first year, but there is no need to declare a major until the second semester of the sophomore year. All students must complete a minimum of 90 credits in the liberal arts and sciences to meet New York State requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The Bachelor of Fine Arts is designed to prepare the art student for graduate study or for professional work in a wide variety of related areas. Specialization in painting, sculpture, printmaking, graphic design, or photography is available.
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
A professionally oriented Bachelor of Music degree program is offered in Music Education for students interested in entering the teaching profession. The Bachelor of Music degree may be taken together with the Master of Arts in Teaching in a combined degree program offered by the Music Department with the School of Education.
PART-TIME STUDY
Part-time undergraduates are not mandated to work within the Portfolio System, so degree requirements for them are somewhat different from those for full-time students. They, too, must satisfy the criteria set by the departments selected as their major and minor fields. However, although they must complete a minimum of 120 credits (60 of them at Manhattanville), they may do so over a longer period of time.
ACCELERATED STUDY
Most Bachelor of Arts students complete their degrees in eight semesters. It is possible to accelerate the degree program and graduate in less than 8 semesters, if special permission is granted, but students interested in doing this must present a plan to the Board on Academic Standards no later than a year prior to the planned graduation.
ADULT ACCELERATED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM
Manhattanville's School of Graduate & Professional Studies offers three Bachelor of Science Degrees in an accelerated format for adult students. The degrees are in Behavioral Studies, Organizational Management and Communications Management. Students who have completed an Associate's degree or who have accumulated sixty to seventy-five undergraduate credits with a G.P.A. of 2.5 and have a minimum of two years work experience are eligible for the program. Classes meet in the evenings and/or weekends and are scheduled in eight-week modules. The program may be completed in less than two years.