Meet Your Advisor

How Advising Works

Advising is a partnership between the student and the academic advisor; it is essential to the academic experience and vital to student success. Academic advisors are the primary contacts to the Schack student community; they guide and support students in achieving their academic, personal and professional goals. Students are responsible for being fully engaged in their academic experience by making informed decisions about their academic, professional, and personal goals.

Role of Advisor

Guide and support students in achieving their academic, personal and professional goals throughout their NYU student experience
Explain degree requirements including pre-requisites and course sequences
Assist with developing an academic plan that meets degree requirements for the successful completion of the degree and the maintenance of good academic standing
Connect students with appropriate campus resource offices and/or faculty to provide additional support as needed
Monitor progress toward educational goals and degree completion.

Faculty

All students are encouraged to take the initiative and build a scholarly advising relationship with faculty members. This is best done by contacting faculty individually to start a dialogue based on shared areas of interest.

Role of Student

Take ownership of their academic experience by learning their degree requirements including pre-requisites, electives, and course sequencing
Seek out appropriate campus resource offices and/or faculty to provide additional assistance as needed
Actively seek out professional development opportunities by engaging with faculty, on-campus career resources, and alumni. Familiarize themselves with student services and academic resources at the School and University
Learn and adhere to institutional policies and procedures and deadlines that govern undergraduate or graduate study ranging from drop/add dates and withdrawal deadlines to academic and student conduct policies.

Communicating with Your Advisor

Helpful tip: When emailing your advisor with any registration question, ALWAYS include your N#, so that they can easily find you in the system. It’s a nice courtesy that is very much appreciated by all administrative staff and faculty. Some students include their N# in their nyu.edu email signature.

Read your NYU email regularly. You will receive many important emails from the department and from the University that may contain instructions for registration, graduation dates, financial notices, important requirements, and more!

Having trouble finding past emails in your inbox? Click here for some tips for searching your NYU email.

Do your research (first)! Much of the information you are looking for can be found in an email that has already been sent to you, this Student Guide, or the NYU website.

Do not email the same inquiry to multiple advisors and/or faculty members. If you would like multiple people to receive the same inquiry, please cc (copy) them all on the same email.

Be mindful of email response times. The standard response time for email is 1-2 business days. Keep in mind, responses may take longer during busy times of the academic calendar (registration, graduation, etc). If you do not hear back from your advisor within 2-3 business days, it is appropriate to follow up.

Office hours are Monday through Friday 9:00am-5:00pm. Emails will be answered during these hours.

Group New Student Advisement Session

The Schack Advising team will host an online group advisement session for students to meet their academic advisor and peers, and ask any questions they have about NYU and Schack.

Sign-up here