Academic Life
The Chatham University experience is dedicated to enabling its graduates to make an impact on the world around them. Students’ personal, professional, and leadership skills are developed to their fullest potential through intensive study, internships, study abroad, service learning, leadership training opportunities, hands-on learning, and personal development seminars. Undergraduate students can personalize their curriculum, choosing from more than 30 majors in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, fine and performing arts, professional and pre-professional programs, and interdisciplinary areas such as environmental studies and global policy studies. Students may also create their own multidisciplinary major. In addition, students may choose to enter a Five-Year Masters Program where they can earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in as little as five years.
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Academic Advising
Nancy Ferrari
Director of Academic Advising and Career Counseling
412-365-2762
nferrari@chatham.edu - Website
First-year students at Chatham work closely with a faculty advisor. If you have an idea of what your major will be, your advisor will be familiar with that academic area. If you are undecided about your major a faculty member who is trained to work with undecided students will be your advisor. Your advisor will help you choose the appropriate classes, identify your personal and professional goals, and help you as you adjust to college-level academics.
New first-year and transfer students will have their first advising sessions prior to the beginning of the spring semester. I will be contacting you with information about registration and your advisor. If you live close to Chatham and are able to come to campus, you will meet with your advisor during November or early December to finalize your schedule. If you live at a distance you will be able to plan your schedule by phone or email, and meet face-to-face with your advisor when you arrive on campus in January.
During the first and second terms you will continue to meet with your advisor regularly (we recommend once a month). I am also available to help you with any questions you have about your choice of major or career. Please feel free to e-mail, call, or stop by my office on the third floor of the JK Mellon Library. I’m looking forward to meeting you.
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