First Year Applicant Procedure

• Complete either the Hartwick Application or the Common Application.
• Submit your high school transcript
• Personal Essay (strongly recommended but not required)
• Recommendation letters (strongly recommended but not required)
• SAT/ACT scores are OPTIONAL, except for nursing applicants
  • Submit SAT scores to Hartwick using institution code: 2288
  • Submit ACT scores to Hartwick using institution code: 2756

Hartwick subscribes to the Candidate’s Common Reply Date and students accepted under Regular Decision are required to notify the College of their decision to attend by submitting an enrollment deposit fee, postmarked on or before May 1st.

Accepted candidates who matriculate must have their high school send the official end of year transcript indicating graduation date and final grades received. If the end of year credentials are not commensurate with those on which the original decision was based, the College reserves the right to review the original decision.

Although most first year students apply for entrance in the Fall Term, new students may apply for Spring Term. Application deadline is January 1st.

Deferred Enrollment

For the admitted students who wish to defer enrollment for up to one year, a request should be sent to the Director of Admissions for deferred enrollment stating the reason(s) for the request. The enrollment deposit is required to grant deferral.

Music and Art Majors

Hartwick College offers fine academic programs in music and art, as well as a range of extracurricular activities in both fields, and a lively array of cultural events and organizations (including our own museum — with a gallery that shows student art!).

In addition to our regular admission criteria, students planning to major in music are required to have an audition, and students wishing to major in art should submit a portfolio of slides or original work.

Find out more about music auditions.

Find out more about art portfolios.