The State University of New York at Oswego year after year rates among the best colleges in the country for educational value. We're proud of our accomplished and caring faculty, our over 50 baccalaureate degree programs, our effective career planning and placement program, and our stimulating residential community.

These are the foundations of the Oswego Guarantee.
We want to be absolutely clear about what we offer students and about what students and their families can expect to invest in earning a bachelor's degree at our college. To that end, we make the following commitments:
 
We guarantee entering freshmen admitted to a degree program that the necessary classes will be available to complete a baccalaureate degree in four academic years of full-time study. If a student meets the academic expectations described below and cannot graduate after four years because of course unavailability, the college will enroll the student in the remaining course or courses necessary to meet graduation requirements tuition free.
 
We guarantee entering transfer students admitted to a degree program that the necessary classes will be available to insure timely completion of a baccalaureate degree. Before students enroll, they will receive a transfer credit evaluation indicating their progress toward a degree in their chosen field of study.
 
If a transfer student meets the academic expectations described below and because of course unavailability cannot graduate as the credit evaluation and college catalog suggest, the college will enroll the student in the additional course or courses necessary to meet graduation requirements tuition free. 
  
Approximately 85 percent of all classes offered at Oswego in 2004 enrolled fewer than 40 students. In fact, nearly 40 percent of the 980 lecture classes offered at Oswego in 2004-2005 enrolled fewer than 20 students. We guarantee continued availability of small classes because we believe that small classes offer students the opportunity for invaluable interaction with faculty. Oswego faculty serve as mentors to students, helping them to shape their futures.
 
Room and board now account for about 60 percent of the cost of an Oswego residential education. We guarantee that students entering Oswego in the fall of 2005 will not experience any increase in the cost of room or meal plans for four consecutive years. For students and their families, this means that the major portion of the cost of a residential education will be held constant for four years.
 

Academic expectations
To qualify for the Oswego Guarantee, students must: 

• Commit to a degree program that satisfies General Education, major program and college requirements (freshmen must declare a major within three semesters of initial registration; some degree programs require earlier declaration).
• Meet with an academic adviser at least once a semester.
• Successfully complete an average of more than 15 credit hours per semester over four consecutive years of study; some professional degree programs require up to 17 credit hours per semester.
• Fulfill the total credit hour requirements for the degree.
• Continue in good academic standing.