Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program Handbook
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Program Planning and Advising
Students in the Dual Degree Program may avail themselves of the full range of advising resources at Brown and RISD. Each institution will designate a Dual Degree advising coordinator for students in the program through the Office of the Dean of the College at Brown and the Office of Academic Affairs at RISD. The advising coordinator at Brown is Deputy Dean of the College Stephen Lassonde (Stephen_Lassonde@brown.edu, 401 863-6244), and the advising coordinator at RISD is Professor/Advising Coordinator Christina Bertoni (cbertoni@risd.edu, 401 454-6263). In addition, Dual Degree students will be assigned an individual advisor on each campus.
Because completion of the Dual Degree involves fulfilling the degree requirements for both Brown and RISD in an accelerated fashion, it will be essential for students to work closely with their academic advisors on planning and scheduling issues from the verybeginning of the program. During year one, students will be assigned a faculty advisor from the Foundation Studies Program at RISD. They will also meet with the Dual Degree advising coordinators at both institutions to discuss their overall academic plan.
Students must declare their RISD major in March of year two and their Brown concentration prior to December of year three. In preparation for these declarations, students will work with the Dual Degree advising coordinators and faculty advisors from their anticipated major at RISD and concentration at Brown to develop a comprehensive plan of study that includes a year-by-year description of their planned coursework. Once this plan is approved, students will work with faculty advisors from their major and concentration and the Dual Degree advising coordinators to coordinate scheduling and registration for classes and assure completion of all graduation requirements for the program.
Degree requirements for Brown:
http://brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/degree/degree_reqs
Degree requirements for RISD:
http://www.risd.edu/undergraduate.cfm
Students must consult individual departmental Web pages for detailed descriptions of specific concentration and major requirements.