ACADEMIC ADVISING

For complete information regarding academic policies and the College's rules and regulations consult the Course Catalog, Winter Term Electronic Handbook, Student Rules and Regulations, and literature published by individual offices. Dean of Studies Associate Dean of the Conservatory

There are two offices that oversee the academic advising of students at Oberlin: in the College of Arts and Sciences, it is the Office of the Dean of Studies; in the Conservatory of Music, it is the Office of the Associate Dean of the Conservatory. Both offices provide academic information and advice to Double-Degree students. Each office is responsible for the assigning of faculty advisors to students within its division.

Advising in the College of Arts and Sciences
Arts and Sciences students are assigned a general advisor until they formally declare a major. A student's expressed academic area of interest is taken into account, as much as possible, in the initial assignment of a general advisor. Typically, a student will have the same advisor for the first two years of college, although it is very easy to change advisors. (Students may complete and submit a change of advisor card in the Office of the Dean of Studies, Peters 205.) When a student declares a major, the student must choose an advisor from the faculty members within the major department. If a student declares an individual major, one or more faculty members will supervise the student's progress and serve as advisors. Each semester, the student and advisor are expected to meet in advance of registration to plan course selection. At the conclusion of that meeting, the advisor will give the student the Registration Alternate PIN (RAP) so that the student can register.

Advising in the Conservatory
A performance major's advisor is usually his or her principal private study teacher. A music education, music history, TIMARA (technology in music and related arts), composition, jazz studies, or music theory major will be assigned a faculty advisor who is a member of the respective department.

Advising for Double-Degree Students
Double-Degree students have two advisors. One is assigned by the Conservatory, in the appropriate Conservatory major. The other advisor is assigned from the Arts and Sciences faculty in the field of the student's expressed interest and ultimately in the major field. Double-Degree students are required to get their Registration Alternate PIN (RAP) from both advisors before registering for courses.