Advising Resources

Overview

Student advising in the SEES Office (Esbai Rabadan, Cristian Jimenez)

SEES members succeed because they benefit from faculty advising, mentoring and support. The advising period occurs the weeks leading up to class registration and helps students better prepare for course selection and navigating the curriculum. Below, students can find the procedure by which they can get academic advising and plan out their classes well. 

Each student has an assigned staff advisor in the College of Science’s advising center. You can identify your advisor by logging into CPP Connect and viewing the right-hand column. You can schedule an appointment with your assigned advisor through CPP Connect, email, or join drop-in hours if you need further assistance. 

Don’t forget, if you’re a SEES mentee, you can always reach out to your mentor for advice!

Additional Resources


The Academic Planner is a helpful tool available on Bronco Direct to help students view and plan major required courses for each term in advance. The planner can be easily modified to help students plan according to their specific circumstances and acts as a guide for each registration period moving forward until graduation. 

This is especially useful for students who may have changed majors, failed a course, or experienced difficult circumstances that may have changed their original plans for course registration.

The College of Science has an Advising Center located in Building 8, Room 306. They have drop-in availability depending on the day, but its best to make appointments ahead of time. You can find more information on the College of Science Advising Center website.

Sometimes the major that you started college with doesn't work out as your interests may change or there is a course you are unable to complete. In order to prevent losing all of your progress in other courses, we encourage the use of our Alternative Route tool. This tool allows you to select your current major, input your passed courses, and return other majors in the College of Science that overlap the most with courses you've already passed. Get started by downloading the Alternative Route tool (xlsx).

The Degree Progress Report is a detailed list that includes all coursework required for your degree, and the status of each requirement. The degree progress report is specific to each student and can be found in the academics tab in Bronco Direct. 

This tool is great to reference when registering for courses because it can help you understand what requirements are already fulfilled, which is especially helpful as you complete your general education requirements.