University Advisement
The University's Academic Advisement Center is open to all freshmen, sophomores and first-time transfer students. Services include:
- program planning (for freshmen and sophomores)
- evaluation of transfer work
- petitions for general education
- petitions for excess units (for freshmen and sophomores)
- first time disqualifications (for freshmen and sophomores)
Department Level Advisement
Students may make appointments to see a Departmental Adviser in the COMD office. Services include:
- Program planning
- Petitions for general education and excess units
- Graduation checks
- Disqualifications
- Course substitutions within the major
- Change of major
- Career advisement
COMD Department Faculty Advisers
Nancy J. Cohick, Ph.D.
Advising Focus: Speech and Language Pathology
Office: KH B106A
Phone: (323) 343-4757
e-mail: ncohick@calstatela.edu
Cari Flint, Ph.D., Director
Robert L. Douglass Speech-Language Clinic
Advising Focus: Speech and Language Pathology
Office: King Hall B118
Phone: (323) 343-4758
e-mail: cflint@calstatela.edu
Colleen Friend, Ph.D., Director
Child and Family Violence Institute
Advising Focus: Child and Family Violence Certificate Program
Office: King Hall B109AB
Phone: (323) 343-4696
e-mail: cfriend@calstatela.edu
Peter Ivory, Ph.D.
Advising Focus: Audiology
Office: King Hall B106D
Phone: (323) 343-4692
e-mail: pivory@calstatela.edu
Edward S. Klein, Ph.D.
Chair
Advising Focus: Speech and Language Pathology
Office: King Hall B119
Phone: (323) 343-2881
e-mail: Eklein@cslanet.calstatela.edu
Miles E. Peterson, Ph.D.
Director, CSULA Hearing Clinic
Advising Focus: Audiology
Office: KH B106C
Phone: (323) 343-4693
e-mail: mpeters@calstatela.edu