Undergraduate Advising

Faculty mentors, located in the academic departments, mentor students in their chosen discipline and function as the students’ main connection with that discipline.

Schedule an appointment

To make an appointment with your faculty mentor, call or stop by their department office. Visit Faculty & Staff for contact information.

Co-op coordinators, located in 100 Meserve Hall, advise and mentor students during the preparation, activity, and reflection phases of the co-op cycle.

Visit Co-op to learn more about the program and for a list of co-op coordinators by department.

Schedule an appointment
To schedule an appointment with your co-op coordinator, access the Co-op & Career Services on the Student Hub

Our Student Persistence Specialist assists students in CAMD who are struggling academically, have been placed on academic probation, or are returning from a medical leave. A strong focus of this program are the regular meetings with a Student Persistence Specialist who assesses the situation and creates an individualized plan to guide the student to academic success. Students in this program take advantage of intensive advising, tutoring, skills-building, and self-reflection as means of returning to good academic standing.

Peer mentoring fosters connections between upper-class and new students that will inspire and support them throughout their first semester experience. Peer mentors are advocates for their community and guide new students in forging connections, setting and accomplishing goals and finding new opportunities on and around campus through the sharing of personal experiences and by leading meaningful and motivating activities.

If you’re a first semester student, be sure to connect with your peer mentor and participate in these activities. If you’re an upperclass student interested in coordinating these kinds of activities, please apply!

Contact:
Shannon Lank
[email protected]

PTP offers a wide range of tutoring services to meet the academic needs of Northeastern’s undergraduate students. The program hires highly qualified undergraduate students, recommended by faculty whose courses they tutor. All peer tutors are trained in accordance with College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) tutor certification guidelines.

Visit the Peer Tutoring Program for a complete list of peer tutoring subjects, contact info, tutoring resources, and to book an appointment.

If a student earns fewer than 12 SH in one fall or spring semester and/or the student’s GPA drops below a 2.000, the student will be placed on Academic Probation by the College of Arts, Media and Design.

Academic Advisor:
Questions regarding general registration, core requirements, long-term academic planning, study abroad, outstanding transfer credit issues, or leaves of absence.

Faculty Mentor:
Questions regarding electives, career paths, and grad schools that relate to your major.

Co-op Coordinator:
Questions regarding co-op placement and pattern of attendance changes.

Changing your major to the College of Arts, Media and Design

We strongly recommend that you start the process by meeting with a faculty mentor  in your new major to talk about your educational and professional interests and goals for the major to make sure it’s the right choice for you.
Once you’re ready to make the change, then it’s time to schedule an appointment with your new Academic Advisor to make the change official and start the academic planning process.

If you are interested in a combined major, please visit the Registrar’s website to view the current list of established combined majors and the process to create your own combined major.

For change of major procedures in other colleges, start with the information on this Registrar’s page.

Changing your major as an incoming freshman or transfer student

Admitted students who have not yet started their first semester as a new freshman or transfer student need to request a major change through Admissions.  Please log into your myNEU account and follow the links to request a major change.  Admissions will review the major change request and then be in touch once the change has been approved and processed.

Major Change Criteria

Architecture
Any student with an overall GPA of 2.500 or higher may switch into Architecture or Urban Landscape Architecture, waiving the requirement for specific courses.

Any student with an overall GPA of 2.000 or higher may switch into Architectural Studies, waiving the requirement for specific courses.

Students with GPAs below the stated thresholds must:
1) Meet with our Student Success Coach to discuss joining the major.
2) Complete the following four courses with the specified minimum grades:

ARCH 1110  Fundamental Architectural Representation (6 SH)
with a grade of B- or better

ARCH 1310  Architecture and Global Cultures, Prehistory to 1400 (4 SH)
with a grade of C or better

MATH 1241  Calculus 1 (4 SH)
with a passing grade

PHYS 1141  General Physics (4 SH)
(for architecture majors) with a passing grade
or   ENVR 1200  Dynamic Earth (4 SH)
(for landscape architecture majors) with a passing grade

Art + Design
Any student with an overall GPA of 2.000 or higher may transfer into the Art + Design majors, waiving the requirement for specific courses.

Students with GPA below 2.000 must:
1) Meet with our Student Success Coach to discuss joining the major.
2) Complete the following courses with a grade of C+ or better:

Majors in:

Art
Design
Media Arts

ARTF 1122  2D Fundamentals: Surface and Drawing (4 SH)
with  ARTF 1123  2D Tools (1 SH)
or   ARTF 1124  3D Fundamentals: Structure and Drawing (4 SH)
with  ARTF 1125  3D Tools (1 SH)

ARTH 1110  Global Art + Design History: Ancient to Medieval (4 SH)
or   ARTH 1111  Global Art + Design History: Renaissance to Modern (4 SH)

Combined Major in Digital Art and Game Design

ARTF 1122  2D Fundamentals: Surface and Drawing (4 SH)
with  ARTF 1123  2D Tools (1 SH)
or   ARTF 1124  3D Fundamentals: Structure and Drawing (4 SH)
with  ARTF 1125  3D Tools (1 SH)

ARTH 1111  Global Art + Design History: Renaissance to Modern (4 SH)
or   ARTH 2212  Survey of the Still and Moving Image (4 SH)

Pre-approved Template Programs  in:
• Graphic and Information Design
• Interaction Design
• Media Arts

Pre-approved template programs may be paired in a variety of combinations to yield combined majors. More info.

ARTF 1122  2D Fundamentals: Surface and Drawing (4 SH)
with  ARTF 1123  2D Tools (1 SH)

ARTH 2210  Modern Art + Design History (4 SH)

Pre-approved Template Program  in Visual Studies

Pre-approved template programs may be paired in a variety of combinations to yield combined majors. More info.

ARTH 1111  Global Art + Design History: Renaissance to Modern (4 SH)

ARTH 2210  Modern Art + Design History (4 SH)

Studio Art

Portfolio review by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.

Communication Studies
Any student with a 2.000 or better overall GPA may transfer into the communication studies major, waiving the requirement for specific courses.

Students with an overall GPA below a 2.000 must:
1) Meet with our Student Success Coach to discuss joining the major.
2) Complete two of the following three courses with a grade of C or better:

COMM 1101  Introduction to Communication Studies (4 SH)

COMM 1112  Public Speaking (4 SH)

COMM 2301  Methods and Research in Communication (4 SH)

Game Design

Any student with an overall GPA of 2.000 or better  may transfer into this major, waiving the requirement for specific courses.

Students with GPA below 2.000 must:
1) Meet with our Student Success Coach to discuss joining the major.
2) Complete the following two courses with grades of C or better:

ARTF 1122  2D Fundamentals: Surface and Drawing (4 SH)
with  ARTF 1123  2D Tools (1 SH)

GAME 2500  Foundations of Game Design (4 SH)

Please see guidelines under Computer and Information Science for the following combined major:

Computer science and game design

Please see guidelines under Art + Design for the following combined major:

Digital art and game design

Journalism

Any student with an overall GPA of 2.000 or higher may transfer into the Journalism major and combined majors.

Students with a GPA below 2.000 must meet with our Student Success Coach to discuss joining the major.
No major-specific requirements for the full major or combined major programs.

Media and Screen Studies

Any student with a 2.000 or better overall GPA may transfer into a Media and Screen Studies major, waiving the requirement for specific courses.

Students with an overall GPA below a 2.000 must:
1) Meet with our Student Success Coach to discuss joining the major.
2) Complete the following two courses with a grade of B or better:

MSCR 1220  Media, Culture, and Society (4 SH)

MSCR 2220  Understanding Media and Film (4 SH)

For the following combined major programs, also follow the major-specific requirements of the partner program:

Media and Screen Studies and Communication Studies
Media and Screen Studies and Political Science

Music

Requirements for transfer into the music majors are listed below.
Music with Concentration in Music Composition and Technology
Students must submit a portfolio of recent original work and complete an interview.

No major-specific requirements.
Music with Concentration in Music Industry

Students with a GPA below 2.000 must meet with our Student Success Coach to discuss joining the major.
No major-specific requirements for the full major or combined major programs.
Combined Major in Computer Science and Music
with Concentration in Music Composition and Technology
Students must submit a portfolio of recent original work and complete an interview in addition to meeting the requirements outlined for majors in Computer and Information Science.

Theatre

Students with a GPA below 2.000 must meet with our Student Success Coach to discuss joining the major.
No major-specific requirements for the full major or combined major programs.

Declare a minor in the College of Arts, Media and Design
Drop us an email with the following information:

• Your name
• Your NUID
• The name of the CAMD minor you want to declare

If you need to drop your CAMD minor, you can also send us an email with that same information.

To declare a minor in another college, contact the advising center for that college. Links are available at the Mentoring and Advising page.

The myPAWS (or DARS) Degree Audit is a tool to help determine progress in your major. You can find your audit when you log into myNortheastern and select the Self-Service tab.

Progress reports warn students and their advisors of difficulty in courses. This warning is important for student success. Faculty members may submit reports at the third week and then the midpoint of the semester, early enough for correction of the performance or for withdrawal from the course, if appropriate. Progress reports for student-athletes are necessary for NCAA compliance.

Many Progress Reports are routine requests for students to visit advisor office hours, TA hours, or tutoring. In those cases, advisors will reiterate that message with the student, as well as leave a note in the Progress Report system which instructors can view at any time through Canvas. In cases where signs of difficulty are trending across multiple courses for a student, or where there is serious concern in a single course, advisors will immediately reach out to the student to meet and offer support, in addition to making a note in the Progress Report system. The advisor may also contact instructors directly if they need additional information.

The Office of the Registrar provides instructions to calculate your GPA.

Check out Registration Overview and Degree Audit for information on:

Reading your DARS audit
Searching for classes
Selecting classes
Registering for classes
Full or Restricted courses

View the Academic Calendar to find out when registration starts for each semester.

POA changes almost always involve a student participating in a co-op—either setting a student’s record to go on a future co-op, or setting a student’s record so they won’t be going on any further co-ops. Please contact your co-op coordinator to initiate this change. You can also call 617.373.5583 for help determining the right advisor for your POA change.

Please contact your academic advisor in 100 Meserve Hall to make changes to your graduation year. If you are a  junior or senior year, you must complete the Graduation Clearance before changing your grad year.
To set up an appointment with your academic advisor, log into myNortheastern > Services and Links > Academic Advising, Training & Other Services > Make Appointment with Advisor. You can also call 617.373.5583 or stop by 100 Meserve during normal business hours.