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Academic Advising
Academic advisors within the Office of Academic Affairs collaborate with members of the faculty, studio instructors, department chairs, and other administrators and staff members to provide opportunities for advising across departments and throughout the academic year.
They help students explore majors and minors, register for courses, set professional goals, identify co-curricular opportunities that foster growth, and connect with additional support services.
Current and incoming students have access to the Student Resources website — a regularly updated “one-stop-shop” repository of answers, guides, and reminders for all things pertaining to life at NEC.
Academic Advising
Find Your Advisor
Current students may contact the advisor for their major by email or stop by the advising office at 224 St. Botolph. The office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hours may differ during the summer.
Prospective students are encouraged to direct their questions about the academic program to New England Conservatory’s Office of Admissions, where admissions counselors are available to provide answers and assistance.
Advisor Information
Dean of Academic Affairs
Co-Director of the Doctoral Program
Dean Giarusso advises all students in the DMA program.
He also advises students in other degrees in the following majors:
- Chamber Music
- Collaborative Piano
- Conducting
- Harvard Dual Degree (all, regardless of major)
- Music History
- Music Theory
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs & Advising
Fulbright Program Adviser and Scholar Liaison
Advises students in the following majors:
- Brass
- Contemporary Musical Arts
- Jazz
- Woodwinds
Coordinator for International & Academic Advising
Primary Designated School Official
Advises students in the following majors:
- Strings (including Guitar and Harp)
Academic and International Advisor, DSO
Advises students in the following majors:
- Composition
- Percussion
- Piano
- Vocal Performance
