Academic Advising

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Whether your interests are focused or varied, our faculty and advising deans are here to support your intellectual inquisitiveness and initiative.

Advising deans help students explore academic resources, curriculum and understand the academic requirements of the College of Arts & Sciences. You can also discuss academic support resources as well as any challenges you face.

Faculty advisors are your go-to source for information about major requirements. You can find your faculty advisor in Student Center under "program advisor."

Peer advisors are assigned to all first-year students and can answer questions from a student perspective to ease the transition from high school to college. Learn more about our peer advisors.

Director of Undergraduate Studies in each academic department is also available to help plan a path toward a particular major.

Office of Undergraduate Biology advises on academics and research for all biology majors in both A&S and CALS.

Advising Dean Drop-in Hours If you have quick questions (no more than 10 minutes), you are welcome to use the drop-in appointments. Check in at the Front Desk in KG17 Klarman Hall when you arrive for an appointment or during drop-in hours.

Special Drop-in Hours will be offered for January 21-24 from 2:00-4:00 PM during the first week of classes.

• General Advising Drop-In Hours: Monday-Friday, 2:30-4:00 PM
• Latinx Student Success Office (LSSO) Drop-In Hours (in 438 Rockefeller Hall): Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00 PM; Fridays, 1:30-4:00 PM

Online Scheduling for Advising Appointments: You can schedule, reschedule, or cancel appointments with your advising dean – from anywhere, anytime, and with any device. 

Make an appointment with your advising dean. (Please select Arts & Sciences Student Services on that page.) Advising deans are assigned based on your class year and first letter of your last name.

Please do not use the "Anyone" tab when making an appointment. Choose your advising dean.

Academic Advising Deans

Academic Advising Deans

First-Year and Sophomore Students
	Jayla Greene Advising Dean jng65@cornell.edu A-C, Academic Advising  College Orientation Planning Peer Advisor Program Prefreshman Summer Program (PSP)
	Catherine Ramírez Advising Dean cr526@cornell.edu D, Academic Advising Liaison to Disability Services Foreign Language Substitution Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) Learning Strategies Center Scholarship (LSC)  Prefreshman Summer Program (PSP)
	Jim Finlay Advising Dean jmf13@cornell.edu E-J, Academic Advising Academic Integrity College Scholar Program Independent Major
	Bonnie Comella Director of Advising bec3@cornell.edu K, Academic Advising
	Peggy Parmenter Advising Dean mrp246@cornell.edu L-O, Academic Advising Study Abroad
	Carlo Lindo Advising Dean cl855@cornell.edu P-S Academic Advising Posse Programming​ Prefreshman Summer Program (PSP)
	Catherine Ramírez Advising Dean cr526@cornell.edu T-Z Academic Advising Liaison to Disability Services Foreign Language Substitution Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) Learning Strategies Center Scholarship (LSC)  Prefreshman Summer Program (PSP)

Junior and senior advising deans

Junior and Senior Students
	Naya Sou Advising Dean nts38@cornell.edu A-C, R Academic Advising Pre-Health
	Rich Keller Deputy Director of Advising rfk46@cornell.edu D-J Academic Advising Concurrent Degree Research Funding
	Bonnie Comella Director of Advising bec3@cornell.edu K Academic Advising
	Juliette Corazón Advising Dean jr272@cornell.edu L, U, V, Z Academic Advising The Latinx Student Success Office (LSSO)  Learning Strategies Center (LSC) Scholarship (resumes February 11, 2019) Prefreshman Summer Program (PSP) Dean Corazón's drop-in hours: Wednesdays, 3 pm to 4 pm, 438 Rockefeller Hall Thursdays: 1:30 pm to 4 pm, KG 17 Klarman Hall Fridays: 1:30 - 4 pm, 438 Rockefeller Hall
	Ekaterina Pirozhenko Advising Dean ep399@cornell.edu M-Q Academic Advising Language Exemption Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
	Paul Sulzer Advising Dean pts58@cornell.edu S, T, W-Y Academic Advising Learning Strategies Center Scholarship (LSC) Summer Scholars Institute Tanner Dean's Scholars

Academic Calendar of Important Dates

Advising tips about “Important Dates” 

• If you are on a waitlist for a course and find out you’ve been accepted into it, note that you will still need to add the course officially. Instructors cannot add or drop courses on your schedule. 
• If you wish to add a course, you should do so as early in the semester as possible. Even though you have 15 days, it will be difficult to catch up in a course that you have not been attending all along. 
• Drops: allowed through the end of the day noted above. There will be no indication of a drop on your transcript. You might find it helpful to discuss any changes to your schedule with your instructor, faculty advisor, and advising dean. 
• Withdrawals: All petitions require the signatures of your faculty advisor and the course instructor, so be sure to begin this process early enough that you can submit your petition by the deadline. Paperwork must be submitted to the advising office in Klarman Hall, KG 17, by the end of the business day on the last day to withdraw.
• S/U option (“Student option” in PeopleSoft): Keep in mind that S/U is not same as pass/fail. You must earn at least a C- to receive an S, a grade of D+ or lower will result in a U. You can take a course S/U to complete Arts & Sciences distributions.
• You can go up or down one credit hour in a variable credit course without a petition all semester. Complete and turn in an add/drop form to change credit hours.
• Please note that add/drop dates for PE classes often vary and will be noted with the class information.

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