Advising

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General Academic Advising

The College of Social Sciences (CoSS) Student Success Center provides general education advising for undergraduate students majoring or wanting to major in any of the departments and programs in CoSS. The College of Social Sciences Student Success Center is located in Clark Hall 240.

We are transitioning to for booking most appointments. Please go through Spartan Connect in the portal. Here are step-by-step for how to book appointments or find drop-in hours—be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of the location list for Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. If you're having difficulty booking, please let us know. 

 Sociology (SOCI) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)

  • Dr. Natalie Boero
    • natalie.boero@sjsu.edu
    • Office Hours (Drop in): Mondays 8:30- 10:30 AM and Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 PM and by appointment
    • DMH 240
  • Dr. Carlos Garcia 
  • Dr. Morgan Sanchez
    • morgan.sanchez@sjsu.edu
    • Office Hours: Mondays & Wenesdays 10:15- 10:45 AM
    • Advising (Drop in) Hours : Mondays & Wednesdays
    • 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
    • Advising (Zoom) Hours : Thursdays 1:00- 3:00 PM by appointment 
    •  DMH 220
  • Dr. Megan Thiele Strong
    • megan.thiele@sjsu.edu
    • Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:15 AM in person and 1:30- 2:15 PM on Zoom appointment
    • DMH 224
  • Dr. Yolanda Wiggins
    • yolanda.wiggins@sjsu.edu
    • Office Hours: Thursdays 8:00- 9:00 AM
    • Advising (Drop in) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM and by appointment
    • Advising (Zoom) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00- 4:30 PM
    • DMH 211

 

Asian American Studies (AAS) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)

 

  • Dr. Trung Nguyen
    • trung.p.nguyen@sjsu.edu
    • Office Hours: Mondays 1:30- 2:30 PM and by appointment in
    • DMH 223 and CAPISE Office in Student Union 1520 (Sept 7th)
  • Dr. Joanne Rondilla
    • joanne.rondilla@sjsu.edu
    • Office Hours: Asian American Studies Advising Hours: Tuesdays 11 AM- 1:00 PM via Google Meet and Thursdays 2:00- 4:00 PM 
    • DMH 223

 

Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)

 

Other Minor Advising

You can find the right advisor on our Advising Faculty page.

 

Advising Hub

For general information and questions, students can refer to the Advising Hub webpage which is meant to bring together all the different advising and counseling offices to make it easier for you to find the updated, reliable information you need.