Academics

Why Attend Sage After Work?

Since 1949, Sage has been serving the needs of working adult students. We know that you have many different priorities, as you multi-task with your family and balance full-time work responsibilities. At Sage, you will earn credits toward your degree through classroom instruction (full- and half-term sessions), on-line and weekend courses. If you want to advance in your current career, pursue professional development, or change careers entirely... Sage After Work is the place for you.

A Personalized Degree at a Private College

Sage After Work diplomas are conferred by Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY. Our full-time college professors and adjunct faculty members (practicing professionals) are regarded as experts in their field. Each student is assigned a faculty advisor from his/her major field of study for course planning assistance and career advice. Classroom sizes are small too, with a ratio of 20 students:1 professor.

Bachelor's Degrees

If you are interested in earning a bachelor's degree, you will be impressed by the different degree programs we offer. By earning your bachelor degree you have increased your chances that you will earn a higher salary, advance in your field or may want to leave your current position because you are unhappy. At Sage, you will find the quality of our courses and faculty to be exceptional. Through a combination of evening, weekend, summer, and online classes, (depending on degree program), you can earn a bachelor's degree in one of several liberal arts or professional fields. And some of the bachelor programs accelerate in to the master's degrees at Sage Graduate School.

Certificate Programs

If you are interested in making yourself more marketable or simply getting your feet wet in the back-to-college experience and being rewarded for your efforts, one of our certificate programs may be for you:

• Computing Business Applications
• Computing Network Support
• Web Site Design & Administration

Honor Societies

Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society

Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society was established in 1946. In 1982, Sage organized the Gamma Nu Chapter. Alpha Sigma Lambda recognizes the special achievements of adult students who accomplish academic excellence while balancing the demands of home and work. The Society brings together outstanding students and faculty and promotes academic achievement, leadership development and service. An induction is held each spring. To qualify for Alpha Sigma Lambda, students must:

1. Be enrolled in a bachelor degree program in Sage After Work (SAW)
2. Complete at least 24 credits in Sage After Work (SAW)
3. Complete 12 liberal arts credits outside the major
4. Attend SAW for at least 4 semesters
5. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.60 or higher
6. Be in the top 10% of the students meeting the requirements above.

For more information about Alpha Sigma Lambda, please call (518) 292-1719.

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

The 176th chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society was installed at Sage in 1975. Students in any major may be elected to the society in the spring term of the junior or senior year. To be eligible for election, juniors must rank in the upper 2 to 3 percent and seniors in the upper 10 percent of their class, with a cumulative average of 3.5 or better.

Junior students having an overall cumulative average of 3.4 for four consecutive semesters of full-time study are eligible for election to the Athenians, a campus honorary society dedicated to upholding academic excellence at Russell Sage. Faculty members who have done outstanding scholarly work may also be elected to this society.

For outstanding work in the individual disciplines, students may also be elected to national honor societies represented by Omicron Delta Epsilon in economics, Phi Alpha Theta in history, Sigma Theta Tau in nursing, Psi Chi in psychology, Alpha Psi Omega in drama, Beta Beta Beta in biology and Sigma Tau Delta in English.