Undergraduate Advising

Be Prepared for Your Advising Session

1. Check your degree audit for all completed and needed courses to verify that all information is accurate.
2. Complete the Academic Planning Worksheet to organize your courses and to stay on track for graduation.
3. Know your resources and contacts:

Career Information/ Resume Building/Campus Employment:

• UCSD Career Center
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Explore Career Possibilities
• Campus Employment

Internships/Co-ops:

• UCSD Career Center
• JSOE Team Internship Program
• JSOE Co-op Program
• REAL Portal
• Academic Internship Program

Study Abroad:

• Study Abroad UCSD

Academic transcripts/transferred courses:

• UCSD Registrar

Housing:

• HDH Undergrad Housing

Financial Aid:

• UCSD Financial Aid & Scholarships

Graduate Advising (BS/MS, MS, PhD, graduate school questions):

• MAE Graduate Advising

Advising Options

Virtual Advising Center (VAC)

• We aim to respond within 24 hours.
• Recommended for quick, simple questions and requests.
• Students can submit questions to the MAE advisors online via the Virtual Advising Center (VAC).

Appointments (NO walk-ins. All advising requires an appointment)

• We aim to respond within 48 hours.
• We offer both in-person and Zoom advising appointments.
• Recommended for more complex questions and requests.

Make an Advising Appointment

• Requests MUST be made at least TWO business days in advance - we do not schedule same-day appointments. 
• Submit requests for multiple days to allow for greater flexibility.
• Advisors will only wait 5 minutes for the student to join the meeting. If the student fails to attend, the student must submit a request for a new meeting.
• We may need to reschedule your appointment in the event of an emergency. Always check your UCSD email before heading to your advising appointment.
• Please be sure to confirm your appointment by replying "Yes" to your Zoom/Meeting invitation. Otherwise, we will give your place to somebody else.
• Besides a confirmation email, no reminder emails will be sent
• If you need to reschedule/cancel your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing mae-ugradadm@ucsd.edu

 

Academic Advising Staff

Chad Baldwin, Undergraduate Academic Advisor (last names A-L)

• EBU II, room 163, chbaldwin@ucsd.edu

Nadia Espinoza, Undergraduate Academic Advisor (last names M-Z)

• EBU II, room 166, nlespinoza@ucsd.edu

Regina Ready, Intake Advisor

• EBU II, room 182, rready@ucsd.edu

Location

*For ALL questions related to the BS/MS program or the grad programs, please see here for graduate advising options.

*For ALL questions related to general admission to UC San Diego, please contact the UCSD Admissions Office.