Overview

Graduate advising is primarily handled within academic departments. Please contact your department directly with your advising questions (e.g., registration, course selection, program requirements, independent study, comprehensive exam schedule). Please see also AU Graduate Resources & Services for links to career advising, wellness, and other resources.

If you have questions regarding CAS's graduate admissions process or application procedures, please contact CAS's Office of Graduate Admissions.

Orientation

CAS New Graduate Student Welcome Reception

Please join us August 23, 2024, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in the Katzen Art Center Kreeger Lobby. All new CAS graduate students are invited! Mingle with other students, meet your administrators and staff, and enjoy some refreshments. Please RSVP at this link.

Program Orientations

Please save the dates for your program orientations! Locations and details will be announced by your department, so keep an eye out for emails. If your program is labeled as "TBA", please contact your graduate program director for more information. If you have any questions, contact Carmen Dunlap at cdunlap@american.edu.

• Anthropology
  August 22, 2:30 pm
• Art History
  August 28, 10:00 am
• Studio Art
  August 26, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Biology
  August 30, 12:00 pm
• Computer Science
  TBA
• Chemistry
  August 23, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
• Economics
  August 23, time TBA
• Environmental Science
  August 26, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Health Promotion Management / Public Health Innovation & Practice
  August 27, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• History
  August 26, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Public History
  TBA
• Creative Writing
  August 28, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Statistics
  August 24, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
• Literature
  August 28, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Data Science (in person)
  August 24, 10 am - 3:30 pm
• Arts Management
  August 23, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Audio Technology
  August 22, 7:00 pm
• Philosophy / Ethics, Peace, & Human Rights
  August 28, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• Behavior, Cognition, & Neuroscience
  August 23, 2:00 pm
• Clinical Psychology
  August 22, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Psychology
  August 22, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
• Sociology
  August 22, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
• TESOL
  August 22, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Forms

• Independent Study Registration (portal login required)
• Internship Registration (portal login required) 
• Consortium registration guidelines