Advising At Oakes College

From the time you are admitted to the University until the time you are ready to graduate, Oakes College advising staff are available to help you achieve your academic goals, to discuss policies and requirements, and to refer you to support services, as you need them. Oakes advisers may also be helpful in alerting you to enriching opportunities at UCSC, such as interesting classes, internships, career planning workshops, etc. It is suggested that you meet with an advisor regularly to review your progress. During your first year, you should plan to see an adviser at least once per quarter.

Elaine Kihara (Academic Preceptor), Homayun Etemadi and Elizabeth Alsberg are available to assist you in deciding on a major program, to help you maneuver through the system, assist you with major exploration, course selection, academic planning or to discuss nearly any academic concern (one exception: you should see department advisers for information about major requirements). They are often available on a drop-in basis. The current drop-in advising schedule will be posted each week below as well as on the home page.

Drop-In Advising Hours for the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 3, 2012:

Monday:  1-4pm (Elaine Kihara)

Tuesday:  9am-12pm (Homayun Etemadi)

Friday:  9am-12pm (Cher Bergeon)

Drop-In Advising Hours for the week of Feb. 6-10, 2012:

Monday:  1-4pm (Cher Bergeon)

Tuesday:  9am-12pm (Homayun Etemadi)

Friday:  9am-12pm (Cher Bergeon)

Drop-In Advising Hours for the week of Feb. 13-17, 2012:

Tuesday:  9am-12pm (Homayun Etemadi)

Friday:  9am-12pm (Cher Bergeon)

Advisers' offices are located in the main college office at Oakes.

Click on the button below to schedule an appointment to meet with an Academic Adviser.

Appointments wil open up every Friday morning for the following week.

For cancellations less than 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment time, refer to your original confirmation email for a link to cancel or change your appointment.  If you need to cancel your appointment less than 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment please call (831) 459-2558 and speak with a receptionist during open business hours.