General Advising

Academic advising in the Engineering Student Success Center will be conducted as follows: the first three weeks of classes of every semester will be for walk-ins only.

After the first three weeks students can make either a 30-minute appointment by calling the ESSC front desk (408-924-3990) or have a quick question answered by whomever is on duty that day for walk-ins.

What Constitutes Walk-In Advising?

  • Quick questions
  • Referral Questions (“Where do I go for…?”)
  • Procedure Questions (“How do I…?”)
  • New Students Not Registered for Classes
  • Students Needing Assistance Adding or Dropping Classes

What Constitutes Scheduled Appointment Advising?

  • GE Checklists (new or revised)
  • Transfer Credit Evaluations
  • Graduation Planning / Graduation GE Checklists / Signatures
  • Probation / DQ / Reinstatement Information or Advising
  • Petitions
  • Degree Progress Discrepancy Reports
  • Prospective First-Year and Transfer Students
  • Former Students Returning
  • Change of Major Questions
  • Multi-Semester Planning
  • GPA Calculation
  • Summer School Planning / Questions
  • EO 665 – Remedial

In order to see an advisor as a walk-in or for a scheduled appointment, you must come prepared with the following information:

  1. Your GE Checklist (if one has already been created for you)
  2. A copy of your Degree Progress Report from your MySJSU home page (if you’re a current SJSU student)
  3. A copy of your unofficial transcripts (SJSU, community college, and/or other university).

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 408-924-3990 or e-mail success.engineering@sjsu.edu.

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