Academic Advising Information for Current Students

Updates from your Academic Advising Center ...

Walk-in assistance will be available for continuing student registration beginning November 16th and ending December 4th (excluding campus closures and holidays).  For your convenience, various locations have been set up to assist individual students as well as groups that need advising assistance.  Please refer to our Advising on the Go information for details.  Office walk-ins will be seen on a first come, first served basis and times are usually limited to 15 minutes to accommodate as many students as possible.  Please have all materials in hand and a schedule with alternate classes prepared prior to walking into the advising center.  Students with declared majors and minors can also meet with a faculty advisor who can assist you with course selections.

FOR A SUCCESSFUL ADVISING APPOINTMENT, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

 You should have questions and other necessary paperwork ready prior to meeting with an advisor.  If you attended workshops, you should have a folder containing your Island Compass Guide and other useful materials to bring with you. You can use the on-line Schedule of Classes, Major and GE checklists (refer to Major and Minor Forms Library on our website), and other forms prepared prior to your visit to the Advising Center.

If you have…

• Already met with an advisor, please bring all paperwork from your last appointment .
• Not met with an Advisor, review the Island Compass, G.E. sheet and Major worksheet for possible courses. Choose courses you know you haven't taken.
• An advising hold, please let us know this when you check in.
• Attended an Island View Orientation or New Transfer Orientation, please bring folder of information that was handed to you.

You can stop by to make an appointment for a Regular Degree Progress check or a first time "STAR" appointment with one of our academic advisors after the first two weeks of the semester. Advising appointments do fill up fast, so please plan ahead. Contact us at (805) 437-8571 and have your Student I.D. number available or e-mail advisement@csuci.edu and include your Student I.D. number, name, major and timeframe you may be available.  Please remember that our staff is on mandatory unpaid furlough days due to severe state budget cuts on various days of the month, so please try to plan ahead for scheduling appointments.

Remember your Faculty Advisor can also assist with any class or scheduling questions for your major. Don't forget to meet with them throughout the year to get assistance with major course information.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to keep your advising appointment, please call us or e-mail advisement@csuci.edu to cancel and re-schedule so we may offer your appointment time to other students.

PLAN ON GRADUATING WITHIN THE NEXT TWO SEMESTERS?

If you plan to complete your degree by Summer 2010, you should turn in your Application for Degree and Diploma to the Enrollment Center by the November 15th, 2009 deadline.

Please make sure the records office has the following:

1. Official copies of all transcripts from your previous institutions that contain ALL prior coursework
2. Your official CSU GE certification (if you have one or upon advisor recommendation)
3. AP test scores ( you can request these at www.collegeboard.org)

If you need to petition any previous coursework or file any other petitions related to your degree, please file those as soon as possible so the results will be available.

 Academic Advisors offer the following services:

• Clarification of general education and graduation requirements
• Semester scheduling of courses
• Degree planning
• Information about dropping and adding classes
• Clarification of University policies and procedures
• Declaring and changing majors
• Academic difficulty - Probation/Disqualification
• Sign extra unit authorization forms for undeclared students