Departmental and Advanced Placement Advising
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Event | Start Time | End Time | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Departmental, Advanced Course Placement, Pre-Professional Advising, OCEL | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | Representatives from all academic departments and programs will be available for individual consultations. If you are not sure which math or language course is right for you, or if you received a 4 or a 5 on an AP exam (or equivalent IB or A-level examination) and want to take an intermediate-level course, or if you are interested in a special permission (SP) course such as music lessons, this is the time to get the information and/or permissions you need. Be sure to bring your registration form with you. Departmental Advising for Music will be held in Skinner Hall 107. The OCEL information session will be in Main N-165. Please note that advising for Anthropology will be from 9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. in BH 310. | |
Foreign Language Course Placement Advising | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | Chicago Hall/Sanders Classroom/Blodgett Hall | All foreign language departments will be open to students for placement advising in Chicago Hall except Chinese and Japanese, which will be in Sanders Classroom 008 (Chinese) and Sanders Classroom 321 (Japanese); Korean will be in SC 304; Greek and Roman (for Greek and Latin), which will be in Sanders Classroom 123; and Hebrew, which will be in Blodgett Hall 105. Please note that while Arabic is part of the Program in Africana Studies, Arabic advising will take place in Chicago Hall 103. For French and Francophone studies in Chicago Hall 102, please bring your laptop if possible, as there are a limited amount of computers available. |
Music Theory Placement Advising & Placement Exam | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | Skinner, Room 205 | Music Faculty will be available to meet with students who wish to take the advanced placement exam, in order to test out of MUSI 105 (Music Theory I), directly into MUSI 106 (Music Theory II, offered in Spring semester). This exam expects outstanding proficiency in four-part writing and voice-leading, harmonic (roman numeral) analysis, and figured-bass realization. |
Math/Statistics Advising | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | Rocky, Room 305 | Location: Math/Stat Department lounge, Rockefeller 305. Faculty members will be available for Math/Stat advising and to answer questions. Math/Stat advising will also take place in theBridge for Laboratory Sciences, Indoor Cafe/Atrium from 10:00 a.m.–12:00p.m. |
Natural Science and Math/Statistics Advising | 10:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | BLS Indoor Cafe/Atrium | Location: Bridge for Laboratory Sciences, Indoor Cafe/Atrium. Faculty members will give an overview of the programs and departments in natural science and math at Vassar. They will discuss curricular offerings and answer questions. Math/Stat advising will also take place in the Math Department lounge, Rockefeller 305. |
Advising Information Sessions
Event | Start Time | End Time | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-Law Advising | 9:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. | Sanders Classroom Auditorium | Location: Sanders Classroom Auditorium. Join Vassar’s pre-law advisors to learn about what it means to be “pre-law” at Vassar, what you can do now to make yourself a great law school candidate, and how you can take advantage of campus resources to help you succeed! Admission to law school remains competitive and early preparation can make all the difference. Hosted by the pre-law advisors in Career Develop.m.ent (Stacy Bingham, Mario Roman, and Jannette Swanson) and faculty pre-law advisor Jamie Kelly, Associate Professor of Philosophy. |
Study Away and Foreign Language Competency: An Information Session | 9:00 a.m. | 9:45 a.m. | Rocky 200 | Location: Rocky, Room 200. Faculty from the foreign language departments and programs will give an overview of the benefits of language study and its value to a well-rounded liberal arts education. Students will also be informed about the foreign language and cultural competencies needed to study in non-English speaking countries. Faculty representatives will introduce study abroad opportunities around the world, which are available through Vassar programs in Madrid, Bologna, and Paris, or other approved programs in Europe, South America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa |
Pre-Engineering Advising | 9:00 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. | Sanders Classroom, room 013 | Location: Sanders Classroom, Room 013. Dual-Degree Engineering Academic Advisor Tom Ellman, and Casey Trocino, Assistant Dean of Studies, will give an overview of the preparation requirements to apply for the Vassar-Dartmouth dual-degree engineering program. After this meeting students can begin revising their fall course selections in preparation for their advisor meetings. |
Pre-Health Advising | 9:35 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | Sanders Classroom Auditorium | Location: Sanders Classroom Auditorium. Members of the Pre-Med Advisory Committee will give an overview of the requirements for preparation to apply to medical and other schools in the health professions. After this meeting students can begin revising their fall course selections in preparation for their advisor meetings. |
Education Certificate Advising | 10:00 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | Maria Mitchell Observatory, Room 212—Dome Room | Location: Maria Mitchell Observatory, Room 212. Chris Bjork and Maria Hantzopoulos will give a short presentation about the requirements for becoming certified to teach at the elementary and secondary levels and answer any questions about the process. |
Dance and Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre Information Session | 10:00 a.m. | 10:45 a.m. | Sanders Classroom 013 | Faculty members will give an overview of Dance courses, participation in Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre, Sept. 2nd VRDT audition information, and Dance correlate offerings. |
Choral/Voice Lesson Information Sessions | Session 1: 10:00 a.m. Session 2: 11:00 a.m. | Session 1: 11:00 a.m. Session 2: 12:00 p.m. | Martel Recital Hall, Skinner Hall of Music | All students interested in singing in the choirs (Women’s Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Chamber Singers) or auditioning for voice lessons should attend one of these sessions. There will be a short presentation followed by Q&A. |
English Department AP and General Information Meeting | 10:45 a.m. | 12:30 p.m. | Sanders Auditorium | Location: Sanders Auditorium. Wendy Graham, department Chair, will explain policies and procedures for advanced course placement in English, in addition to providing a general introduction to the Department of English. Students wishing to take a 200-level English course in their first year should attend this meeting. Students with questions about the department or the major are encouraged to attend as well. |
Introduction to Art History at Vassar | 11:00 a.m. | 11:30 p.m. | Taylor Hall, Room 203 | Location: Taylor Hall, Room 203. All students currently pre-registered for Art 105, wishing to enroll, or just curious about Art History at Vassar, are invited to attend. |
Friday, August 25
Event | Start Time | End Time | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physics | 10:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | Sanders Physics, Room 201 | Location: Sanders Physics, Room 201. Students are required to bring documentation of AP exam scores, or IB grades, and their student ID. The exam lasts 1 hour. |
Department and Program Offices
Department | Office Location | Location for Advising | Extension |
|---|---|---|---|
Africana Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 311C | |
American Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 207B | |
Anthropology | Blodgett Hall | BH 310 | |
Art | Taylor Hall | Dept. Office 222 | |
Asian Studies | Sanders Classroom | SC 321 | |
Athletics and Physical Education | Athletic and Fitness Center | AFC | |
Biology | Bridge for Laboratory Science | BLS Atrium | |
Biochemistry | Bridge for Laboratory Science | BLS Atrium | |
Chemistry | Bridge for Laboratory Science | BLS Atrium | |
Chinese | Sanders Classroom | SC 008 | |
Cognitive Science | Bridge for Laboratory Science | BLS Atrium | |
Computer Science | Bridge for Laboratory Science | BLS Atrium | |
Dance | Kenyon Facilities | KH 115 | |
Drama | Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film | VCDF 315 | |
Earth Science and Geography | Ely Hall | EH 104, 114, 202, 204 | |
Economics | Blodgett Hall | BH 130 | |
Education | Old Observatory | OB 212 | |
English | Sanders Classroom Auditorium | 2nd Floor | |
Environmental Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 320 | |
Film | Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film | VCDF 301 | |
French & Francophone Studies | Chicago Hall | CH 102 | |
German | Chicago Hall | CH 131 | |
Greek and Roman Studies | Sanders Classroom | SC 119 | |
Hebrew | Blodgett Hall | BH 104 | |
Hispanic Studies | Chicago Hall | CH 140 | |
History | Swift Hall | SW 202 | |
International Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 312 | |
Italian | Chicago Hall | CH 129 | |
Japanese | Sanders Classroom | SC 321 | |
Jewish Studies | Blodgett Hall | BH 208 | |
Korean | Sanders Classroom | SC 304 | |
Latin American and Latinx Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 319 | |
Mathematics and Statistics | Rockefeller Hall and Bridge for Laboratory Sciences | RH 305/BLS Atrium | |
Media Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 207B | |
Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 303 | |
Music | Skinner Hall | SH 107, SH 205 | |
Neuroscience & Behavior | Olmsted Hall of Biological Science | BLS Atrium | |
Philosophy | Rockefeller Hall | RH 209 | |
Physics/Astronomy | Sanders Physics | BLS Atrium | |
Political Science | Rockefeller Hall | RH 404 | |
Psychological Science | New England | BLS Atrium | |
Religion | Blodgett Hall | BH 200 | |
Russian | Chicago Hall | CH 120 | |
Science, Technology & Society | Sanders Physics | SP 101.3 | |
Self-Instructional Language Program | Chicago Hall | CH 131 | |
Sociology | Blodgett Hall | BH 300D | |
Urban Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 210/211 | |
Global Nineteenth Century Studies | Chicago Hall | CH 111 | |
Women’s Studies | Old Laundry Building | OLB 311B |