Undergraduate Advising

Updated July 7th, 2026

Office Hours and Appointment Scheduling

Vision 

The CSE Undergraduate Advising Office aspires to create an inclusive and diverse space for a transformative learning experience where advisors and students have a collaborative relationship.

Mission

The undergraduate staff in CSE will foster an advising experience that encourages students to learn problem-solving skills, innovative thinking, and engage in leadership roles, while contributing to a diverse, global community.

Goals and Advising Outcomes

Goals:

• Students will develop specific educational and career goals.
• Students will participate in experiential learning opportunities.
• Students will develop self-efficacy skills.
• Students will support diversity.
• Students will value a sense of community.

 

Students will:

• Know how to read a degree audit.
• Know how to navigate the CSE department website.
• Know how to find information on university procedures.
• Know the roles of a CSE major advisor.
• Create a long-term, quarter-by-quarter plan.
• Attend at least 2 experiential learning opportunities each year.
• Develop long-term professional goals.
• Connect undergraduate educational experiences with long-term professional goals.
• Access university/community resources.  
• Take responsibility for educational experience.
• Develop effective communication skills.
• Support diversity.
• Value self-efficacy.
• Value the learning process.
• Value a sense of community.

 

Advisors will:

• Provide a confidential and safe space.
• Communicate major requirements to students.
• Communicate accurate and up-to-date information.
• Communicate with students on where to find information on policies and procedures.
• Value stated CSE student learning outcomes.
• Review students long-term plan and check for gaps.
• Value experiential learning opportunities.
• Discuss student’s long-term professional goals.
• Guide students in connecting undergraduate experience with long-term professional goals.
• Refer students to appropriate community resources.
• Value student self-efficacy.
• Communicate with university community.
• Identify diversity challenges within the department.
• Value student voice.
• Invest in professional development related to student learning.
• Collaborate with peers/colleagues within the university