Who is my faculty adviser?
Your faculty adviser is a member of the faculty in one of the six engineering departments. They are also affiliated with your residential college. You should consult your adviser with any questions you have about your program of study. Each adviser has been through an orientation program and received detailed guidance on the B.S.E. pre-major curriculum
Many of them have years, even decades of experience. But don’t expect your adviser to know everything or to make decisions for you. Princeton has a lot of different parts and no one is an expert on every single one. That’s why there are a lot of other sources of advice at Princeton to which you can turn
Adviser Assignments
We do our best to assign you a faculty adviser in one of the engineering fields you indicated interest in when you submitted your degree confirmation form and academic advising form in June.
We can’t guarantee that we’ll match you with an adviser in your field of interest, but please don’t worry. All B.S.E. students complete foundational math, science, and computing requirements, and our advisers are well versed in this shared program of study. Furthermore, most students change their minds or vacillate between two departments in any event. So if you’re interested in CBE and have an MAE prof as an adviser, you would get the same good advice.
Contacting Your Faculty Adviser
Contact your adviser by email. Your adviser is listed in Stellic and in TigerHub. Feel free to refer to our complete list of B.S.E. faculty advisers.
Engineering Interactors: B.S.E. Peer Mentor Program
Engineering Interactors are B.S.E. juniors and seniors who volunteer to work with the faculty advisers and their advisees to provide additional knowledge about the Princeton curriculum, course load, and other aspects of being an engineering student. During the course of the year, they’ll get in touch from time to time to find out how things are going, and often they’ll get their group of advisees together for pizza or dinner. This program has existed for decades and helps create a community of students and faculty in engineering.
In addition to connecting with your own interactor, we encourage you to reach out to any of the B.S.E. interactors to learn more about their experience of their departments.