Arts Academic Advising

Arts Student Affairs offers advising services via email, online chat, virtual & in-person drop-in appointments, virtual & in-person scheduled appointments, and how to register for classes.

Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 12 PM and 1 - 4 PM

Office Location: MAB 101 (https://map.uci.edu/?id=463#!m/83033)https://map.uci.edu/?id=463#!m/83033https://map.uci.edu/?id=463#!m/83033)https://map.uci.edu/?id=463#!m/83033

UPDATES

Application to Graduate Information

Email

Students can either email our general email account or to a specific Arts Academic Counselor or Peer Academic Advisor (please email ONLY ONE account):

General Questions

General Email

Undergraduates

Academic Counselors

Peer Academic Advisors (PAA)

Brenna Farrell - Dance
Nathan Bravo - Drama/MT
Katilin Miranda - Drama/MT

Graduates

Jennifer Wong

As we are dealing with a high volume of emails, please allow at least 24-48 hours for a response. Peer Academic Advisors will only respond to emails during their designated office hours.

If you are a current student, please remember to use your UCI email address when corresponding with anyone at the University.

Arts Chat is an online live chat service available for students to ask general counseling or advising related questions. Counselors and Peer Academic Advisors from the Arts Student Affairs team will be available at certain times to answer general questions.

Arts Chat will be available starting 9/30:

Mondays	Tuesdays	Wednesdays	Thursdays	Fridays
9-11:45AM & 1-2:30PM	9-11:45AM & 2-3:45PM	9-11:45AM	9-11:45AM & 2-3:45PM	9-10:45AM & 2-3:45PM

Hours subject to change depending on availability. All times are PDT.

To Connect, click on the Arts Chat box below or https://alive5.com/Nrv33ou.

Walk-in Advising with the Arts Student Affairs Team

Walk-In Virtual Advising - Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters ONLY

Walk-in virtual advising is available depending on the availability of advising staff during the Arts Chat hours (see above). These appointments cannot be scheduled in advance.

To see if an academic counselor is available:

Open up Arts Chat
Enter your information
Wait for a response from a member of the Arts Student Affairs team
If an academic counselor is available, you will be provided with a link to meet the counselor
Once you receive the link, log off of Arts Chat, and start your advising session

Walk-In In-Person Advising- Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters ONLY

The Arts Student Affairs team will be available for drop-in in-person advising for the following dates and times below during fall quarter (starting 9/30):

Mondays	Tuesdays	Wednesdays	Thursdays	Fridays
9-11:45AM & 1-3:45PM	9-11:45AM & 1-3:45PM	9-11:45AM	9-11:45AM & 1-3:45PM	9-10:15AM

Schedule an Appointment with an Academic Counselor

For Winter/Spring Break and Summer, please email artscounselor@uci.edu for appointment availability.

Appointment Scheduler is not available during Winter/Spring Break and Summer.

Current UCI students can schedule an appointment with an Arts Academic Counselor. Appointments between the student and academic counselor will be offered virtually or in-person. Appointments are a maximum 20 minutes, so please be prepared with your questions.

To schedule an appointment:

Log into: https://appointments.web.uci.edu/default.aspx?office=13
Click on the “Arts Academic Advising” button
Complete the form with your reason for scheduling an appointment. Please be sure to select either in-person or virtual.
Pick an available day and time (Appointments are 20 minutes in length and can be scheduled up to two weeks in advance)
Submit
Accept your invite to confirm your appointment

Please note:

Same-day appointments are not available. Check the virtual walk-in schedule or Arts Chat (link on side).
To cancel or make changes to an appointment, please log back into the system.
There is a 3 hour cancelation window. If you do not cancel within the 3 hour window or are a no-show, you will not be allowed to reschedule an appointment for 5 days.
Please contact our office if you will be late for your appointment. If you are no-show more than twice a quarter, you will not be allowed to schedule any appointments for the remainder of the quarter and may only meet with an advisor during drop-in hours.
Week 1 each quarter is limited to drop-ins only, appointments begin week 2.
Graduate Students may only schedule an appointment with Jennifer Wong.

Virtual Appointments
- You will receive a UCI Zoom invite from an academic counselor at least one hour before your appointment.
- 5 minutes before your appointment time, access the link in the invite to meet with your counselor.
- If you do not show up after 7 minutes, you will be considered a no-show.
In-Person Appointments
- Appointments will be in MAB 101. If the office door is closed, please knock on the door when you arrive.
- If you do not show up after 7 minutes, you will be considered a no-show.

Spring 2025 Enrollment Schedule & Advising

(For Arts Undergraduates Only)

Need help with planning your schedule? Take a look at our Spring 2025 enrollment page: https://www.arts.uci.edu/student-affairs-next-quarter-enroll

Upcoming Workshops

DegreeWorks & Schedule of Classes Overview

Students have the responsibility:

To schedule and keep academic advising appointments in a timely manner throughout their academic careers to avoid seeking help only during busy registration periods
To learn the requirements of their academic program, select courses that meet those requirements in an appropriate timeframe, and monitor their progress toward graduation
To meet critical deadlines for functions such as registration, add/drop, and application for graduation
To be prepared for advising sessions
To continue asking appropriate questions until all concerns are addressed, and to take notes to be able to reference the information later
To seek help when needed, not waiting until a crisis develops
To inform the advisor of important changes which directly affect academic performance and educational goals
To discuss with the advisor any unsatisfactory academic performance and its implications to develop a program of action since the advising process is built on open and honest communication
To act, in appropriate circumstances, as an advocate for themselves

Academic Advisors have the responsibility:

To help students clarify their values, goals, and better understand themselves
To aid students in understanding the nature and purpose of a college education
To assist students in developing a well-planned exploratory program to facilitate choice of major and career
To provide accurate information about educational options, requirements, policies, and procedures
To help students plan educational programs consistent with the requirements of their degree program and with their goals, interests, and abilities
To assist students in continual monitoring and evaluation of their educational progress and in solving problems that inhibit that progress
To help students identify and integrate the many resources of the University to meet their unique educational needs and goals
To encourage students in refining career goals
To act, in appropriate circumstances, as an advocate for the student
To provide an advising delivery system that includes privacy, reasonable access, and appropriate record keeping

Parents/Family Members have the responsibility:

To help and encourage their student with taking responsibility for their own educational experience
To remind their student to seek out and connect to their advisor often
To support their student as they explore who they are, possible majors, and potential career paths
To ask how their student is doing
To offer advice, but not to make decisions that their student needs to make for themselves
To provide space for the student to make their own mistakes and learn from those as they develop into the person that they hope to be

If you have any questions, please reach out to the team via any of the means listed on this page.

Student Brochure

UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Brochure

More Information

Registrar’s Office
General Catalogue
Schedule of Classes
Quarterly Academic Calendar
Student Access
WebReg
Change of Major
Unit Increase Request
Transferring Courses to UCI
(Current Students)
Study Abroad Advising Form
Assist.org
CTSA UG Petition

About CTSA