Make Every Semester Count
Seek advising regularly. Meeting with an academic advisor at San Francisco State University is essential to staying on track with your academic goals.
Whether you're an undergraduate or graduate student, advisors help you navigate course selection, degree requirements, and career planning, ensuring you make informed decisions about your academic path.
Advising Resources
Use the table below to guide you to the best advising resource based on your needs.
| Advising Need | Advisor Recommendation |
|---|
Undergraduate Students: - Choosing courses/degree planning for general education, major, minor, and certificates
- Understanding transfer credits
- Graduation check
- Academic success strategies
- Academic notice and clearing holds
- Exploring options for majors, minors, and certificates
- Petition of study abroad courses for general education
- Referrals to campus resources
- Academic policy inquiries and assistance with appeal forms
| Academic Advisors at the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC) OR For EOPP Students - Academic Advisors from the Educational Opportunity and Pathway Programs (EOPP) |
Undergraduate and Second Baccalaureate Students: - Selection of appropriate major/minor/certificate courses based on career and professional goals
- Course substitutions and exceptions for major/minor/certificate
- Opportunities for research or teaching assistantships
- Mentorship, careers, internships, and graduate school preparation
- Approval of study abroad courses for major/minor
- Requests and approvals for forms requiring major advisor approval
- Requests and approvals for forms requiring department chair approval
- Request meeting with department chair
| HTEM Department Office
Email: hmp@sfsu.edu
Location: BUS 336 |
- Information about Study Abroad opportunities and application process/timelines
| See Study Abroad as the first step |