Academic Advising

Advising Update

IMPORTANT: Please email psychsso@berkeley.edu with advising questions. Do not email advisors' individual email address.

Psychology Advising Frequently Asked Questions

Please review our most frequently asked questions by students. Your question may have already been answered!

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Drop-In Advising

Drop-in advising support is available during the hours posted below, for questions that don't require a full 15- or 25-minute appointment to answer. Drop-in advising is primarily hosted by peer advisors.

A peer advisor can help you with:

• Major exploration
• Course suggestions
• Major or minor requirements
• Research opportunities
• Study abroad
• Campus resources

PsychSSO Calendar

If you are unable to view this calendar on mobile devices, please view on a desktop.

• Advising by Appointment

  Appointment Booking Policy

  You can schedule an appointment up to 7 days in advance and with at least 1 day's notice.

  If you don't see any available appointment within the next 7 days, that means all of the available appointments have been taken. Check back frequently as new appointments open up by the hour.

  If you would like to speak with an advisor within the same day, consider visiting us during drop-in advising (typically hosted by a peer advisor) or emailing us at psychsso@berkeley.edu

  If you schedule a 15-minute appointment and our discussion takes longer, we will try our best to accommodate but may ask you to schedule another appointment. Please choose a 25-minute appointment if you anticipate needing more time.

  Business hours are 9AM - 4PM PST/ PDT from Monday through Friday. If you are in another time zone and would like to meet outside the hours currently available, please contact us at psychsso@berkeley.edu and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule request.

  During the first two weeks of instruction, there are no advising appointments as major advisors are shadowing peer advisors and hosting drop-in advising. Please visit us during drop-in advising if you have a time-sensitive question pertaining to enrollment or graduation requirement. If you have general questions about program planning or career/ grad school exploration, we ask that you consider waiting to schedule an appointment.

   

  Need a Signature

  We can review and sign the following forms via email without an appointment, if you don't have any questions you wish to discuss. You will need to accurately complete your portion(s) of the form. Incomplete forms or forms with substantive errors will be returned for correction.

  - Double Major Application
  - Simultaneous Degree Petition
  - Program Plan Worksheet for L&S Advising (e.g. changing EGT, etc.) - low complexity
  - Academic Planning Form for study abroad
  - Forms for ASC advising
  - SAP Appeal for financial aid - low complexity
  - Minor Completion Form

  In complex situations, we may ask that you schedule an appointment (e.g. students seeking readmission).

   

  Appointment Booking System

  The Psychology Undergraduate Major Advisors primarily offer remote advising services by appointment via Zoom. To request an in-person appointment, please email the advisor you would like to meet.

  To make scheduling an advising appointment easier and more convenient, we are now using Calendly, an online scheduling tool that lets you book a time that works best for you.

  We are making this switch to improve user experience on desktop and mobile, appointment notifications, and increase access to appointments for all students. For us, it provides a higher level of customization on the back end, which you can see when making appointments.

  Here’s how to schedule your appointment:

  Click this link: https://calendly.com/d/cnwk-4hr-g2t

  Choose the advisor you’d like to meet with and type of appointment you’d like to schedule (if there are multiple options).

  Select a date and time that fits your schedule. Each advisor may have a varying schedule.

  Enter your name, UCB email, SID #, and respond to a few questions about why you’d like to meet.

  Click "Schedule Event"—you’ll receive a confirmation email with the meeting details. Add the meeting to your calendar!

  You will also get a text and/or email reminder before the meeting.

  Join the Zoom Room at the time of your appointment! We will ask you to fill out a quick sign-in sheet for our record keeping.

  Here is a quick walkthrough with screenshots for your convenience.

  New appointments will open 7 days in advance, so do check back as new appointments open up.

   

• Student Services Team

  Undergraduate Major Advisors:
  Brenaia Blue, Kait Lopes

  Assistant Director of Undergraduate Advising:
  Zoe Xu

  Graduate Student Services Adviser:
  Fonda Yoshimoto-Reed and Kai Santiago

  Scheduling, Enrollment, and Curriculum Planning:
  Emilie Dandan

  Director of Student Services:
  Harumi Quiñones

   
• Vision, Mission, Goals and Outcomes

  Our Vision is to foster the development of self-aware, engaged, well-rounded members of a diverse Psychology Department, campus, and community.

  Our Mission is to support students with personal, academic, and professional development by empowering self-directed learning and informed decision making through collaborative mentoring relationships.

  Our Goal is for advisors and students to share the responsibility of shaping and actualizing a rewarding educational experience:

  Advisors by providing resources and guidance
  Students by taking charge of their personal, professional, and intellectual development.

• Learning Outcomes for UG students

  Be able to navigate the Psychology Department website and associated Psychology Majors bCourses site for information pertaining to the major.

  Understand the academic requirements of the Psychology major and course sequencing as part of the overall, student-initiated, academic planning process.

  Identify opportunities for personal, professional, and intellectual development by reviewing the Weekly Opportunities (web page) and taking advantage of offerings for portfolio building.

  Learn to reference various campus resources, reference policies & procedures, and to direct inquiries to the appropriate offices (e.g. Registrar’s Office, Student Information Systems, College of Letters & Science, Student Learning Center, Berkeley Career Engagement, Career Counseling Assessment and Library, University Health Services, etc).

  Develop a network and become an active part of the Psychology Department community by attending at least two departmental or student group events per semester.

• Additional Advising Resources

  College of Letters and Science Advising - L&S Advisers specialize in answering non-major-specific academic questions.  Sample topics include: Exploring majors, program planning, non-major degree requirements and those degree checks, struggling with a class(es), getting the most out of your undergraduate experience, and connecting with campus resources for support.

  ​​Appointments & Advice

  Educational Opportunity Program - EOP is a student support program that serves low-income, first-generation college students, and/or historically underrepresented students providing academic counseling, targeted programming, and an extensive campus referral network.

  Disabled Student Program - DSP promotes an inclusive environment for students with disabilities providing services to meet the unique educational needs of regularly enrolled students with permanent or temporary disabilities.

  Transfer Student Center - The Transfer Student Center provides services to current UC Berkeley transfer students from other colleges and universities. Programs and services focus on supporting a successful transition, fostering connections and a strong sense of community among transfers, and empowering students as they explore and pursue their academic and career goals

  Cal Student Central - Cal Student Central (CSC) is a service-oriented department dedicated to assisting UC Berkeley students and the community successfully navigate several key departments that affect a student’s career at UC Berkeley. CSC is a cross-trained, professional staff who serve as representatives of the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, the Office of the Registrar, Accounts Payable, and Billing and Payment Services.

  Cal Student Central Contact Information