Graduate
Regardless of the degree program in which you are enrolled, you are also a member of the College of Visual and Performing Arts community. We hope that during your time here you have formed a relationship with your faculty advisor and have been advised in your program curriculum and requirements. In addition to your faculty advisor, the college’s administrative staff provides a variety of services and guidance for graduate students. You may have gotten to know staff in the Office of Graduate Student Affairs (GSAO) as you worked your way through the admissions process, and now that you are matriculated into one of the college’s programs, we are here to help you navigate the sometimes confusing academic and administrative procedures related to registration, degree requirements, degree certification, etc.
Please feel free to call, e-mail, or stop by the office at any time if you have any questions regarding assistantships, tuition scholarships, other financial awards, registration, academic paperwork, final semester requirements, etc. If we do not have the answer, we will refer you to the people who do. Please refer to the orange navigation to the left for answers to frequently asked questions.
Contact information for the Office of Graduate Student Affairs:
Vicki Smith
Graduate Recorder
Location: 204 Crouse College
Phone: 315-443-3089
E-mail: vrsmith@syr.edu
Check the Deadlines page to stay up to date on important dates for submission of paperwork for registration, financial awards, and degree certification.
Go to the Forms page to download forms for degree certification and other academic processes. Don’t forget: All paperwork is returned to the GSAO at 204 Crouse College.
Just a reminder: before you leave campus for an internship or semester away and upon graduation, please contact the Office of Graduate Student Affairs with your new contact information. We don’t want to lose you!