New Students

Department and Program Locations for Advising

Africana Studies (AFRS)

  • Old Laundry Building (OLB) 308, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Mootacem Mhiri, momhiri@vassar.edu

American and Native American Studies (ANST)

  • Old Laundry Building (OLB) 208A, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: anst@vassar.edu

Anthropology (ANTH)

Arabic (AFRS)

  • Chicago Hall (CH) 103A and B (Office Suite), 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test also in CH 103A and B (Office Suite), 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Mootacem Mhiri, momhiri@vassar.edu

Art (ART)

  • Taylor Hall (T) 222, 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Info Session in T 102, 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: art@vassar.edu

Asian Studies (ASIA)

Athletics and Physical Education (PHED)

Biology (BIOL)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test in Olmsted Hall (OH) room 154, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. (1 hour long)
  • Contact: Mary Ellen Czesak, maczesak@vassar.edu

Biochemistry (BIOC)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: David Esteban, daesteban@vassar.edu

Chemistry (CHEM)

Chinese (CHIN)

  • Sanders Classroom (SC) 322 and 008, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test in SC 008, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Haoming Liu, haliu@vassar.edu

Cognitive Science (COGS)

  • New England Building (NE) 104, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Joshua de Leeuw, jdeleeuw@vassar.edu

Community-Engaged Learning (OCEL)

Computer Science (CMPU)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test in Sanders Physics (SP) 309, either 12:00–1:00 p.m., 12:30–1:30 p.m., 1:00–2:00 p.m., or 1:30–2:30 p.m.
  • Contact: csdept@vassar.edu

Dance (DANC)

  • Kenyon Hall (KH) 115, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Info Session in Sanders Classroom 013, 11:15 am–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: dance@vassar.edu

Drama (DRAM)

  • Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film (VCDF) 310, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: drama@vassar.edu

Earth Science and Geography (ESCI, GEOG)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Kirsten Menking, kimenking@vassar.edu

Economics (ECON)

Education (EDUC)

  • Info Session in Maria Mitchell Observatory (OB) 212 (Dome Room), 10:00–10:30 a.m.
  • Contact: education@vassar.edu

English (ENGL)

  • Info Session in Sanders Classroom (SC) Auditorium (2nd Floor), 12:00–12:30 p.m.
  • Contact: english@vassar.edu

Environmental Studies (ENST)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Alison Spodek Keimowitz, alspodek@vassar.edu

Film (FILM)

  • Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film (VCDF) 313, 12:00 p.m.– 2:30 p.m. Also see Film Screening event on Saturday August 29
  • Contact: film@vassar.edu

French and Francophone Studies (FFS)

  • Chicago Hall (CH) 102, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test is online, link and instructions in the First-Year Handbook. Also see Info Session in CH Lower Level Lounge 102, 12:00–12:30 p.m.
  • Contact: Anne Brancky, anbrancky@vassar.edu

Geography (GEOG)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Kirsten Menking, kimenking@vassar.edu

German (GERM)

Global Nineteenth-Century Studies (GNCS)

Greek and Roman Studies (GRST)

Hebrew (HEBR)

  • Blodgett Hall (BH) 105, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Ágnes Vető, agveto@vassar.edu

Hispanic Studies (HISP)

  • Chicago Hall (CH) Lower Level 102 Lounge, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (and Spanish Language Placement)
  • Contact: Michael Aronna, miaronna@vassar.edu

History (HIST)

International Studies (INTL)

Italian (ITAL)

  • Chicago Hall (CH) 124 and 128, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test also in CH 124 and 128, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Simona Bondavalli, sibondavalli@vassar.edu

Japanese (JAPA)

  • Sanders Classroom (SC) 324, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test also in SC 324, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., last start time is 10:30 a.m.
  • Contact: Pier Carlo Tommasi, ptommasi@vassar.edu

Jewish Studies (JWST)

  • Blodgett Hall (BH) 208, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Also see Hebrew placement information above
  • Contact: jewishstudies@vassar.edu

Korean (ASIA)

  • Sanders Classroom (SC) 304, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Jihye Seong, jseong@vassar.edu

Latin American and Latinx Studies (LALS)

Mathematics and Statistics (MATH)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: math@vassar.edu

Media Studies (MEDS)

Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MRST)

Music (MUSI)

  • Skinner Hall (SH) 107, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. See schedule of various Info sessions and auditions during the week
  • Contact: music@vassar.edu

Neuroscience & Behavior (NEUR)

Philosophy (PHIL)

Physics and Astronomy (PHYS, ASTR)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test in Sanders Physics (SP) 201, 12:00– 2:00 p.m. (1 hour long)
  • Contact: physics@vassar.edu

Political Science (POLI)

  • Rockefeller Hall (RH) 109 (Political Science Lounge), 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: polisci@vassar.edu

Psychological Science (PSYC)

Religion (RELI)

Russian (RUSS)

  • Chicago Hall (CH) 120, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Placement Test in CH 118, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Nikolai Firtich, nifirtich@vassar.edu

Science, Technology & Society (STS)

  • Bridge for Laboratory Science (BLS) Atrium, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: sts@vassar.edu

Self-Instructional Language Program (SILP) (ASL, Irish, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Portuguese, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Yiddish)

Sociology (SOCI)

Spanish (HISP)

  • Chicago Hall (CH) Lower Level 102 Lounge, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Eva Woods Peiró, evwoods@vassar.edu

Urban Studies (URBS)

Women, Feminist, and Queer Studies (WFQS)

  • Old Laundry Building (OLB) 311B, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
  • Contact: Kristin Sánchez Carter, kscarter@vassar.edu