College of General Studies Contact List

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CGS Office Hours

Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Holiday and Summer hours vary.

Our offices are located at:
3440 Market Street, Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3335
View a map of our location on campus.

For more information call 215.898.7326 or email cgs@sas.upenn.edu.

Inclement Weather

In the case of inclement weather or other emergencies that could affect the opening of the University (class cancellation or a snow emergency), call 215.898.MELT (6358) after 7:00 a.m. If you are in Philadelphia and you have an emergency, please contact the University's Division of Public Safety at 215.573.3333.

Academic Advising

Master of Applied Positive Psychology
Master of Urban Spatial Analytics
215.898.7326
cgs@sas.upenn.edu

Master of Liberal Arts
Kristine Rabberman
Director of Programs in the Humanities and Social Sciences
215.898.9119, rabberma@sas.upenn.edu

Christopher Pastore
Academic Advisor
215.746.7756, cpastore@sas.upenn.edu

Pre-Health Programs
Grace M. Hershman
Director, Pre-Health Programs
gracemh@sas.upenn.edu

Summer Abroad
Wanda Kraybill
Manager, International Programs
215.573-7537, summerab@sas.upenn.edu

Summer High School Programs
John Ceccatti, Ph.D
Director, Summer High School Programs
215.898.3544, ceccatti@sas.upenn.edu

Undergraduate and General Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Post-Baccalaureate Classical Studies
Non-Traditional Graduate Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Summer Sessions
215.898.7326
cgs@sas.upenn.edu

Young Scholars
215.898.7326
cgs@sas.upenn.edu

Administration

Kristine Billmyer
Associate Dean for Continuing Education and Executive Director of the College of General Studies
Executive Director, English Language Programs
215.573.9054, billmyer@sas.upenn.edu

Nora Lewis
Director of Enrollment Management
215.898.6419, nlewis@sas.upenn.edu

Lisa Ben-Shoshan
Marketing and Publications Manager
215.898.3524, lisambe@sas.upenn.edu