ACADEMIC ADVISING
Undergraduate Advising
Procedures
Lassen Hall 1012
(916) 278-6351
www.csus.edu/acad/
Effective academic advising is essential to accomplishing the
University’s instructional mission. Through faculty advisors,
Student Affairs staff, and advising publications, students receive
accurate, reliable, and consistent advising. Students are encouraged
and, in some circum-stances, required to meet with an advisor
at least once a semester. Advisors will help with:
• planning academic programs;
• interpreting and applying university policies;
• understanding the value of the university’s General Education
program and the relationship of this program to individual
interests and career objectives; and
• choosing educational and career objectives compatible with
students’ interests and abilities.
The ultimate responsibility for academic success rests with the
student who is expected to:
• be aware of and comply with the university’s academic policies,
procedures, and deadlines;
• maintain an advising file, including General Education evaluations,
unofficial copies of transcripts of courses taken at
other colleges, reports of placement test scores, semester grade
reports from CasperWeb, copies of forms and petitions, and
notes on discussions with advisors;
• meet regularly, at least once each semester, with an advisor
in the student’s major or, in the case of undeclared majors,
an advisor in the Academic Advising Center; and
• complete a Change of Major form at the Admissions and
Records Counter in Lassen Hall if there is a change of major.
Because of the relationship between effective advising and academic
success, freshmen are required and transfer students are
expected to attend before their first semester. In addition, students
should meet with advisors in their major as stipulated in
their department’s advising policy. A hold will be placed on the
registration of students who do not comply with policies requiring
meetings with advisors. All students on academic probation
are required to meet with an advisor in their department
or, in the case of undeclared majors, in the Academic Advising
Center.
Below is a listing of the primary advising resources available;
students are strongly encouraged to use the first two at least
once each semester.
Faculty
Advisor
Advisors in the major departments help students select appropriate
major courses each semester and are also helpful in exploring
career options.
General
Advising
Lassen Hall 1012
www.csus.edu/acad
The Academic Advising Center faculty, professional advisors,
and student advising interns provide general advising on a drop in
basis. Areas commonly discussed are selection of a major,
General Education, and general graduation requirements. The
Advising Center also coordinates regularly scheduled orientation
programs for new students.
Admissions
Advising
Lassen Hall, Main Lobby
www.csus.edu/admr/dirhome.html
Admission counselors provide information on degree programs
available at this and other California State University campuses.
Admission counselors also advise students who are on probation
as well as those who have been disqualified from this or other
universities.
New Student
Orientation
www.csus.edu/acad/orientation
All new freshmen and most transfer students receive academic
advising for their first semester by attending the Sacramento State
Orientation program. During orientation, student counselors
and faculty advisors meet with small groups of new students to
explain academic requirements and registration procedures and
to offer helpful hints about life at Sacramento State. A detailed
description of orientation programs is sent to all new students
in May for fall semester and in October for spring semester.
SPECIFIC ADVISORS
Student-Athlete Resource Center
Lassen Hall 3002 and 3004
(916) 278-7796; (916) 278-5440; or (916) 278-5297
The Student-Athlete Resource Center (SARC) is designed to
enhance the academic and overall life development experience
for NCAA Division I student athletes at Sacramento State. The
SARC assists student-athletes in pursuing and successfully completing
a college degree while also preparing them for challenges
and experiences after college. The Center also provides Sacramento
State student athletes with a very comprehensive academic
support system.
The SARC provides student athletes with a variety of academic
support and services from the outset of their academic careers
at Sacramento State. It provides the student athletes with opportunities
to develop and improve their academic skills, as
well as to receive exceptional advising on university policies
and procedures, course work, and career choices. In addition,
the Center’s staff monitors the progress of each student athlete
towards completion of their degree in compliance with the academic
bylaws mandated by the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA). In addition, the SARC provides student athletes with additional academic support in the forms of computer
labs, individual tutoring, and specialized retention advising
for student athletes with additional academic needs. The
Center also coordinates all of the activities associated with the
NCAA/CHAMPS Life Skills Program. This nationwide program
focuses on helping student athletes achieve in all areas of personal,
academic, community, career, and athletic development.
The SARC office is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The SARC’s academic lab is also open weekdays and offers both
daytime and limited evening hours during the academic year.
Also see Intercollege Athletics
Undergraduate Business
Advising
Tahoe Hall 1030
(916) 278-6771
www.cba.csus.edu/ubac
The Undergraduate Business Advising Center of the College of
Business Administration (UBAC) assists undergraduate business
administration majors and pre-majors with program advising,
career advising, graduation evaluations, and petitions relating to
the major.
Teacher Preparation and Education
Credentials Advising
Eureka Hall 216
(916) 278-6403
http://edweb.csus.edu/tpac
The Teacher Preparation and Credentials Office assists with interpretation
of state and university requirements for students
interested in becoming teachers. Students considering teaching
as a career should visit this office during their first semester.
*See Application to Sacramento State
Reentry Student
Advising
Lassen Hall, Main Lobby
(916) 278-6750
Reentry Services offers educational counseling to students who
are returning after a break in their education. Educational options
are reviewed, including selection of major, General Education,
graduation requirements, and academic policies.
*See also Campus
Life
