L&S Advising hours

Our drop-in advising hours are from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Wednesday 1 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.). Scheduled appointments are available 2-4 p.m. You can either call us at (510) 642-1483 or come to 113 Campbell Hall to make your appointment. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., (Wednesday 1 p.m - 4 p.m.)

Finding Your Way

Finding Your Way is...

academic advising in the Residence Halls...
programs to help you achieve academic success...
guidance for getting the most out of your time at Cal!

Finding Your Way (FYW) is a comprehensive program for first-year students in the College of Letters and Science. Our goal is to familiarize you with the measures you can take to succeed in articulating and fulfilling your academic goals.

Attention Fall '08 admits:

How do I get started?

Complete the Academic Orienteering tutorial before you attend Cal Student Orientation. Academic Orienteering will discuss degree requirements and help you figure out which, if any, you have already completed. In addition, based on your input, it will suggest courses to help you plan your first semester class schedule.

What's next?

Sign up for Cal Student Orientation (CalSO)! In addition to participating in the New Student Services activities that will familiarize you with the University, you will learn more about your home college (Letters & Science) and meet with academic advisers in a group session to discuss your first semester schedule.

What kind of advising support can I expect during the school year?

A team of Letters & Science advisers has been assigned to YOU based on where you will be living – even if it is off-campus. If you live in the residence halls, you will be able to meet with your advisers in their office located in the residential unit... right where you live! Get to know your advisers now by clicking on your assigned residential unit or on "Commuters" if you will be living outside of the campus residential system.

Bookmark this page... you'll want to come back again and again to get the latest information.

Let the journey begin!

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Subscribe to College Updates, an email news service of the College of Letters and Science to get the latest news, deadlines, and updates.

College Updates is a service of the Office of Undergraduate Advising to provide timely information via e-mail regarding current news and events relevant to students in the College of Letters & Science.

Check out our webcast about the Finding Your Way program!


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See your adviser!

To see an adviser in your residential unit, use the menu on the left and click on the name of your residential unit ("Commuters" if you live off-campus). Or call 510-642-1483 for more information.

Would you like to learn more?

Let the journey begin!

Sometime in your first year you may receive your first "F", realize that maybe you aren't cut out to be pre-med after all, or sleep through a final. Crises happen. When they happen to you, be sure to come and talk to an adviser about your next steps so that you can be successful here.

Torey Bookstein,
L&S Adviser