Undergraduate Advising Overview

Types of Undergraduate Advisors in the College of Engineering:

• ESSC advisors
  • Helps with GEs, probation holds, and campus policies, and some major advising. Scroll to see advising options and locations. Or see more details about advising services available via Spartan Connect.
• Major advisors

  • Faculty who can discuss career paths and specific information on upper division courses. In some cases, the ESSC are in partnership with a specific department to facilitate major advising. All students must see their major advisor every semester to remove the Major Advising Hold.

    If you've completed the advising protocol (paperwork) for your major and after allowing 1-2 weeks for processing, please contact your department chair about hold removal. Please view our major advisor list below.

• Peer advisors
  • Highly trained and successful students from different majors. Discuss studying tips, time management, and their insight to student clubs and SJSU organizations. There are also peer mentors through the MESA (Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement) Engineering Program (MEP) at SJSU.

Appointments

All appointments with ESSC and peer advisors can be scheduled via Spartan Connect. View our service options before scheduling an appointment.

Need help with Spartan Connect? See the Quick Start guide for setting up your own appointments.

In-person Help Desk

The in-person help desk in the Engineering building on the 1st floor in ENG 116 is staffed by our peer advisors during the hours below. Bring your student Tower ID card. Service is first-come, first-served. Find our office on the map of the College of Engineering building [pdf].

Our normal business days and hours, unless otherwise posted, are:

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(closed for lunch daily 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

Drop-in Advising

Drop-in advising in person with professional advisors at the ESSC is available per our in-person drop-in calendar.

The Zoom Meeting link for virtual drop-ins is https://sjsu.zoom.us/j/92185474101. Please see our calendar for up-to-date hours throughout the semester.

Advising Service Options

The list below shows service options you will see when making an appointment with an advisor on Spartan Connect. Learn about the available service types to guarantee you will see the right person for your needs.

• Biomedical Engineering Major Advising

  • BME students who have completed fewer than 60 units, make an appointment to remove your "Engineering Major Advising" hold.

    Make an appointment

• California Promise advising
  • Use this service if you are a California Promise student so you can stay on track and maintain your priority registration.
    

     

    Make an appointment

• Change of Major (60+ Units Earned)

  • Here is an outline of the process.

    Make an appointment

• Change of Major into or within College of Engineering

  • Meet with an advisor for information on changing your major to one of 13 programs in the College of Engineering.

    There is a separate transitioning out of the CoE process that will remove your Engineering Major Advising hold.

    Make an appointment

• Computer & Software Engineering Major Advising

  • Meet with an ESSC advisor for course planning. Meeting with an advisor will also remove your major advising hold.

    Make an appointment

• Disqualification / Reinstatement Advising

  • Talk to an advisor to discuss your options if you have been disqualified from SJSU or if you would like information about reinstatement.

    Make an appointment

• Electrical Engineering Major Advising

  • Meet with an ESSC advisor for course planning. Meeting with an advisor will also remove your major advising hold.

    Make an appointment

• Former Student Returning to SJSU

  • If you are returning to SJSU after reinstatement, you will need information about the Former Student Returning petition. Talk to an advisor as soon as possible.

    Make an appointment

• General Education (GE) Advising

  • Find out which GE courses you need to complete. We can also help you determine equivalency with Community College courses.

    Make an appointment

• Graduate...

  • For all Graduate-related topics, including Graduate School Exploration, please refer to Graduate Advising.

• Graduation Requirements

  • If you have questions about the graduation process, degree requirements, or need a GE checklist for a written graduation application, book an appointment. If you have questions about commencement, please check the Commencement website.

    Make an appointment

• Guided Pathways Advising

  • If you are taking ENGR 10, you must meet with your Guided Pathways Advisor to remove your "Engineering Student Success" hold.

    Make an appointment

• Hold Letter Review

  • Receiving a hold letter means there is an issue preventing your graduation, so book an appointment to begin resolving outstanding requirements.

    Make an appointment

• Industrial & Systems Engineering Major Advising

  • ISE students, make an appointment to remove your "Engineering Major Advising" hold.

    Make an appointment

• Engineering Technology / Industrial Technology Major Advising**

  • Engineering Technology or Industrial Technology students, make an appointment with Dr. Ali Zargar—under Spartan Connect Location Office of Dr. Ali Zargar—to get your "Engineering Major Advising" hold removed. 

    Make an appointment **not under ESSC

• Interdisciplinary (General) Engineering Major Advising**

  • Interdisciplinary (General) Engineering students, make an appointment with Ahmed Banafa—under Spartan Connect Location Office of Ahmed Banafa—to get your "Engineering Major Advising" hold removed. 

    Make an appointment **not under ESSC

• Mechanical Engineering Major Advising

  • ME students who have completed fewer than 60 units, make an appointment to remove your "Engineering Major Advising" hold.

    Make an appointment

• New Freshman Student

  • Make an appointment

• New Transfer Student

  • Make an appointment

• Policies & Procedures (i.e. grade forgiveness, forms, etc.)

  • Grade forgiveness? Drop deadlines? Ask us anything!

    Make an appointment

• Transfer Credit Equivalency

  • If you transferred courses that have no articulation agreement with SJSU, you might need a Transfer Credit Equivalency petition. Common courses include physics courses taken at another CSU, or major-specific courses taken in an international university.

    Make an appointment

    Check out our informational page regarding the Transfer Credit Equivalency process.

• University Academic Probation

  • Remove your "Academic Probation" hold by meeting with an ESSC advisor and completing your Spartan Reboot course on Canvas.

    For updates on your hold removal, email success-engineering@sjsu.edu with your name and student ID number.

    Make an appointment

Major Advisors (by department)

Each semester, students must see their major advisor to remove their major advising hold.