HSS College Advising

 

Reasons to meet with your Major advisor :

• Questions about your major requirements (e.g. which courses should you take)

• A course you completed is not showing up in the correct area in your major

• Your major GPA is below a 2.0

• Which upper division baccalaureate writing course do you need?

• Graduation Program information

• Career related information 

 
Reasons to meet with a General Education advisor:

• Understand how to read your Titan Degree Audit

• Information on your remaining General Education requirements

• For overall graduation requirements including your unit requirements – 120 overall units, 40 upper division units, 30 units in residence, minimum 2.0 CSUF and cumulative GPA

• Major and/or minor exploration

 

Reasons to meet with your College Advisor:

• You want to begin planning for graduation and have a minimum of 60 units earned and recently met with your major advisor

• You are ready to apply for graduation

• You have already applied for graduation​ and your Titan Degree Audit indicates under “Degree Checkout Status” that you are in Applied for Graduation or Department Review or Approved for Graduation

• Candidates are to meet with your Graduation Specialist and NOT the College Advisor

 

Reasons to meet with the Graduation Specialist - This is a resource for students who have already applied for graduation and are CANDIDATES for their selected graduation term:

• You are a student who has applied for graduation and have questions regarding your selected graduation date

• You are a candidate for graduation and have received either a pre-audit or deferral (graduation deficiency) notice

• You are a graduation candidate and have identified an error in your General Education or overall graduation requirements (for issues within your major please meet a major advisor)

• You had previously applied for graduation but stopped attending California State University, Fullerton and now you want to complete your final requirements

• The graduation term you applied for is no longer the appropriate term based on your remaining requirements

• An unexpected graduation deficiency has been identified on your Titan Degree Audit

 

Reasons to meet with a Retention Specialist Advisor:

• Your CSUF grade point average (GPA) is less than 2.00

• Your Cumulative grade point average (GPA)  is less than 2.00

• You are on Academic Notice 

• Your academic performance is marginal grade point average (GPA) is between 2. 60 and a 2.00

• You are on Continued Notice

• You are need assistance withdrawing from a course

• You are filing for retroactive withdrawal

• You are filing for a medical withdrawal

• You need to stop attending courses partially through the semester

• You are taking a stop out semester while on Academic Notice

• You are seriously struggling with academics

 

For questions or further assistance please contact the Student Success Center.