Academic Support: Faculty Advisors

Advising is an important part of the learning process at CPCS. It will be important for you to have an advisor who can help you develop your learning plan, monitor your academic progress, provide counsel when you need it and support you in making your time at CPCS as good as it can be. You are advised to meet with your advisor prior to registering.

 

For your first semester, your Critical Learning Seminar instructor will also serve as your advisor. At the end of your first semester, after you've had a chance to get know other faculty and make some decisions about the directions you want to move in, you will select a new advisor or have one assigned to you (you also have the option of keeping your Critical Learning Seminar advisor). One helpful way to select a new advisor is to look at the faculty directory, where they are listed by specialty. You will be able to look at their biographies and select a faculty member whose experience reflects your interests. Once you have selected an advisor, you will need to fill out a "Change of Advisor Request Form" in the Student Services Office to make it official. Completed forms should be returned to Student Services Staff. Please note that the form needs to be signed by your former advisor, and the new advisor that you have chosen.

If you do not have an advisor and would like to request one, or if you are unsure about who to choose, or if you would like to make a switch, please contact The Office of Student Services. (617-287-7120)