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 Spartan Connect for booking most appointments. Please go through Spartan Connect in the One.SJSU.edu portal. Here are step-by-step instructions 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. William Armaline
  • Dr. Natalie Boero
    • [email protected]
    • Office Hours (Drop in): Mondays 8:30- 10:30 AM and Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 PM and by appointment
    • DMH 240
  • Dr. Soma de Bourbon
    • [email protected]
    • Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:30 to 2:00 PM at the Native American and Indigenous Student Success Center (the old Chapal near Tower Hall) and by appointment
    • DMH 238A
  • Dr. Faustina DuCros
  • Dr. Carlos Garcia 
    • [email protected]
    • Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:15- 11:30 AM and by appointment
    • DMH 222
  • Dr. Mariana Manriquez
  • Dr. Morgan Sanchez
    • [email protected]
    • 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
    • Find a Zoom Appointment
  • Dr. Megan Thiele Strong
    • [email protected]
    • Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:15 AM in person and 1:30- 2:15 PM on Zoom appointment
    • DMH 224
  • Dr. Yolanda Wiggins
    • [email protected]
    • 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
    • Find a Zoom Appointment

 

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

  • Dr. Joanne Rondilla

 

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

Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring) 

  • Dr. Kerri Malloy
    [email protected]
    Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30- 2:30 PM or Email for an Appointment
    DMH 224

  • Dr. Abel Gomez
    [email protected]
    Office Hours: Mondays 12:00- 1:00 PM or Email for an Appointment
    DMH 221

 

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.