Graduate Advising

Graduate Advising

Art History track: Initially, the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) in Art History serves as the advisor for students admitted to the program in Art History. Courses for each semester during the first year must be selected in consultation with the DGS, and students who have not met with him/her may not be cleared to register. At the end of their first year, students are directed to their thesis advisors for the remainder of their academic study to discuss matters of registration and academic advising.

Studio Art track: The Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) in Studio Art advises students admitted the Studio Art program. Students admitted to the Studio Art program may also opt to be advised by the mentor selected and assigned to them at the time of their admission to the program. Courses for each semester must be selected in consultation with either the DGS or this mentor. Students who have not met with the DGS or their mentor may not be cleared to register.

Critical & Curatorial Studies track: The Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) in Critical & Curatorial Studies advises students admitted to the Critical & Curatorial Studies program.

Courses for each semester must be selected in consultation with the DGS, and students who have not done so may not be cleared to register.

Thesis Advising

By the end of the first year, each student should have a major professor to serve as mentor and thesis advisor. The professor should be familiar with the  areas of the student’s intended work and be willing to accept this responsibility. The advisor serves as mentor in guiding the student through his/her course of study in the program. Master’s students are responsible for formally requesting to work with a specific thesis advisor, who must have mentor status within the graduate faculty. The faculty member must agree to act as advisor to the specific project the student is proposing, and it is assumed that the advisor’s area of specialization will correspond to the proposed project.