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Academic Advising Counselors and Staff


Advising Services

Revelle College advising services are available to students at the Revelle College Administration Building.

Please see advising availablity in the grid below:

AdvisingGrid

Advising services include:

Office Hours

Monday - Friday, 8am - 12pm; and 1pm - 4:30 p.m.

During Office hours our advising reception is available to help students with:

  • Understanding general policies and procedures
  • Submitting academic forms
  • Scheduling appointments

Walk In Advising

Monday and Tuesday, 1:15pm - 3:30 pm

Wednesday - Friday, 9am - 11:30am; and 1:15pm - 3:30pm

Walk-In Advising is offered for students with general questions or concerns.  Students are seen by an academic counselor on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Walk-In Advising sessions are a maximum of 15 minutes and students can receive help with:

  • Class scheduling and planning for the next quarter
  • Current quarter schedule and schedule changes (e.g. dropping, changing grading option)
  • Basic GE requirement questions
  • Prerequisites
  • Degree audit review
  • Understanding College and University policies
  • Current quarter schedule and schedule changes (e.g. Financial Aid Appeals, Concurrent Enrollment, Reduced Course Load)
  • Max Unit Limit questions
  • How to change your major
  • Academic deadlines

Appointments

Appointments are 30-minute, individual advising sessions and available during the academic year (fall, winter, spring).  Individidual appointments are not scheduled during the summer.

Appointments must be scheduled in advance.  To make an individual appointment, contact the front desk during office hours at (858) 534-3490.  Students may call to request an appointment with a specific academic counselor.

Appointments are recommended for questions or concerns that may require more in-depth advising such as:

  • Changing or exploring majors*
  • Changes to overal academic plan
  • Concerns about academic performance/standing
  • Detailed information about GE requirements
  • Developing a four year plan (new freshmen need to wait until second quarter)
  • Graduating seniors/degree checks*
  • Transferring to another college (ICT)
  • Students in academic difficulty (Academic Probation, Subject to Disqualification, Academic Disqualification)
  • Withdrawals from the quarter/leave of absence
  • Readmission questions
  • Petitions for exceptions to requirements/University policies
  • Double majors*
  • Adding a minor*

*These advising issues could be dealt with in a walk-in session or an appointment depending on the complexity of the questions.

Online Advising

Virtual Advising Center (VAC)

Current students can submit questions online through the Virtual Advising Center.  Students are notified via UCSD email or text when their questions have been answered.  Go to vac.ucsd.edu and click on "notification preferences"  to receive text notifications.