Advising

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 NeedAdvisor 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

Engineering Faculty Advisors (see advisor list and hours below)

 

  • Requests and approvals for forms requiring department chair approval
  • Request meeting with department chair

School of Engineering Office
Email: engrasst@sfsu.edu
Location: SEIC 311

 

  • Information about Study Abroad opportunities and application process/timelines

See Study Abroad as the first step

 

Graduate/Second Baccalaureate Students:

  • General advising questions (petitions, policies/procedures, registration, and academic notice)

Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development Advising
Email: gradstudies@sfsu.edu
Phone: (415) 338-2234
Location: ADM 254 (8:00 am – 4:30 pm)

 

Graduate Students:

  • Graduate student course planning, academic advising, Advancement to Candidacy, and Graduate Student Culminating Experience

See the Graduate Coordinator for your program or contact your Culminating Experience Committee Chair

 

School of Engineering Academic Advising

To find your Faculty Advisor, refer to the table below under your major. Students are assigned to faculty advisors based on last name ranges.

To see their availability, please check this link.

  • Some professors ask you sign up on a dedicated link, and some have drop-in hours. Make sure to check on the Google Sheet listed above.

Freshmen: You can either reach out to your faculty advisor or attend a freshmen workshop in your ENGR 100 class.

Upsides of Advising

  1. Graduate on time
  2. Obtain valuable professional advice about future careers
  3. Get to know a good role model!

Things to Prepare Prior to your Advising Meeting

  1. Read through your Degree Progress Report (DPR) and Degree Planner ahead of time
  2. Have a plan of your planned classes for next semester. Use the Planning Worksheet (link below) as a guide.
  3. Have an approximate time frame on when to graduate, Collaborate with your faculty advisor to ensure timely graduation.
  4. List down (applicable) questions about-
    1. Reaching your academic goals
    2. Field/Industry insights
    3. Research opportunities
    4. Picking the right internships
    5. Which upper-division elective to take?

 

Civil Engineering 

Student Last Name RangeFaculty AdvisorEmail
New TransfersCheng Chenchcsfsu@sfsu.edu
A - CREWenshen Pongwspong@sfsu.edu
CRF-KIGhassan Tarakjigtarakji@sfsu.edu
KJ-NGZhaoshuo Jiangzsjiang@sfsu.edu
NH-SIBYiyi Wangyiyiwang@sfsu.edu
SIC-ZJenna Wongjewong@sfsu.edu

 

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Student Last Name RangeFaculty AdvisorEmail
New TransfersXiaorong Zhangxrzhang@sfsu.edu
A-CHEHao Jiangjianghao@sfsu.edu
CHF-HAMHamid Mahmoodimahmoodi@sfsu.edu
HAN-MANSanchita Ghosesanchitaghose@sfsu.edu
MAP-RAMAlyssa Kubotaakubota@sfsu.edu
RAN-ZZhuwei Qinzwqin@sfsu.edu

 

Mechanical Engineering

Student Last Name RangeFaculty AdvisorEmail
New TransfersMojtaba Azadiazadi@sfsu.edu
A-CenEd Chengascheng@sfsu.edu
CEP-GOHAlanna Cooneyaycooney@sfsu.edu
GOI-LEEKenya Mejiakzmejia@sfsu.edu
LEF-NAFatemeh Khalkhalfkhal@sfsu.edu
NB-RDavid Quinteroqdavid@sfsu.edu
S-ZKwok Tehksteh@sfsu.edu