Information for Accepted Students Fall 2008

Congratulations on your admission to graduate school at Emerson College!

We have put together some information for you as you prepare to begin your graduate studies at Emerson. Please see the Guide to Enrolling in Graduate Studies and Boston in Brief (which is a fun guide to living in Boston).

Orientation

Just a reminder that Graduate Student Orientation will be held on Thursday, September 4 & Friday, September 5. Please see our website for more information including a preliminary schedule, hotel information and directions. Activities will include getting your ID, general information sessions, departmental meetings, and even a trolley tour of Boston! You will receive a detailed orientation schedule when you arrive.

On Thursday, September 4, please come to the Courtyard Marriott Tremont Hotel, 275 Tremont Street, the Empire Ballroom between 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. for breakfast, and to pick up your information packet. If you have any questions about the orientation schedule, please e-mail gradstudies@emerson.edu.

International Student Orientation

International students must also attend the International Student Orientation which will be held on Wednesday, September 3. All international students must attend both International Student Orientation on September 3 and the Graduate Student Orientation on September 4 & 5. International Orientation will be held on Wednesday, September 3 in the Bill Bordy Theatre, 216 Tremont Street, 1st floor, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Merit Aid Meeting

Please note that students who have received a merit aid assistantship must attend a mandatory information session at orientation. Information on the time and location of this session will be available in the registration packet that you will receive at orientation.

Registration

Summer advising and registration will be done by telephone and e-mail with your Graduate Program Director (GPD). After you and your GPD discuss your schedule, he or she will register you for your classes. (All future semester registrations will be done by you via the Web).

If you have not already received information about registering for your classes or spoken with your GPD, please e-mail him or her for further instructions.  GPD e-mail addresses are located under the "Registration and Advising" link on the left-hand side of this page.  Students who do not participate in summer advising and registration will be advised and registered during Graduate Student Orientation.

Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS) Apartment and Roommate Finding Workshops

The summer workshops have all been held.  For more information about off-campus student housing, please visit the  OCSS web pages.

Please feel free to e-mail us with questions at gradapp@emerson.edu or to call us at 617.824.8610.

Thank you!

The Office of Graduate Admission