Academic Advising
Welcome to Advising for the Music Department!
We’re glad you’re here! It’s never too early to begin planning your degree path or to simply ask about our programs, classes or productions. If you’re not familiar with our program, visit our general catalog page. Check them out!
For Graduate Advising Questions
Weslynn Cedeño (she/her) is the Academic Advisor for the graduate music program here at UCSC.
She is available throughout the year to advise on degree declaration and course requirements, courses offerings, to help you define your academic goals, to create an academic plan to assure timely graduation, and to assist with other bureaucratic petitions, etc., as well as to guide you to other appropriate faculty and staff as needed.
Contact: mga.mus@ucsc.edu or wcedeno@ucsc.edu
Office: Music Center 244
Office Hours: Available via email M-F during normal business hours. In-person office hours may vary.
Faculty Academic Advising
Upon admission, each graduate student will be assigned a faculty member as their primary faculty advisor. The student will meet with the advisor at the start of Fall quarter to go over coursework, required milestones, and research interests. The faculty advisor may also assist the student with preparation for the Qualifying Exams, including recommending QE committee members appropriate to the student’s research interests.
In preparation for the QE’s, the student will identify a dissertation advisor and dissertation reading committee, who will advise the student on their dissertation research and writing.
At any time, the student may request a different faculty member to serve as either the primary advisor or the dissertation advisor, pending approval from the new faculty advisor.