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5:00pm</td> 100: </tr> 101: <tr> 102: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 103: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/al/advisementctr.html">Arts and Letters for Humanities Based Majors</a></td> 104: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 105: Music 106: 221</td> 107: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 108: (323) 343-4015</td> 109: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 110: Monday-Thursday 111: 8:00am-6:00pm 112: Friday 113: 9:00am-5:00pm</td> 114: </tr> 115: <tr> 116: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 117: 118: <a href="http://cbe.calstatela.edu/advisement/advisement.aspx">Business 119: and Economics</a></td> 120: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 121: Salazar Hall 122: C256B</td> 123: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 124: (323) 343-2810</td> 125: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 126: Monday-Thursday 127: 10:00am-6:00pm 128: Friday 129: 9:00am-5:00pm</td> 130: </tr> 131: <tr> 132: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 133: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ccoe/off_studentadvisement.htm">Charter College of Education, Credential Advisement 134: Office</a></td> 135: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 136: King Hall 137: 138: 139: D2078</td> 140: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 141: (323) 343-4342</td> 142: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 143: Monday-Thursday 144: 8:00am-6:00pm 145: Friday 146: 8:00am-5:00pm</td> 147: </tr> 148: <tr> 149: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 150: 151: <a class="toc" href="http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ecst/et_adv.htm"> 152: Engineering, Computer Science 153: and Technology</a></td> 154: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 155: Engineering and Technology A236</td> 156: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 157: (323) 343-4500</td> 158: <td VALIGN="TOP"> See Department</td> 159: </tr> 160: <tr> 161: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 162: 163: <a class="toc" href="http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/hhs/hhs_adv.htm"> 164: Health and Human Services</a></td> 165: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 166: Fine Arts 167: 238</td> 168: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 169: (323) 343-5500</td> 170: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 171: Monday-Thursday 172: 8:00am-6:00pm 173: Friday 174: 8:00am to 5:00pm</td> 175: </tr> 176: <tr> 177: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 178: 179: 180: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/nssd/students.htm">Natural and 181: Social Sciences</a></td> 182: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 183: King Hall 184: D1044</td> 185: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 186: (323) 343-4689</td> 187: <td VALIGN="TOP"> 188: Monday-Thursday 189: 8:00am-6:00pm 190: Friday 191: 8:00am-5:00pm</td> 192: </tr> 193: </table> 194:   195: 196: Other Advisement Centers 197: 198: Locations, Telephone Numbers and Office Hours are as 199: follows: 200: <table border="1" width="100%" id="table5"> 201: <tr> 202: <td bgcolor="#00FFFF" width="122" height="57"> 203: Advisement Center </td> 204: <td bgcolor="#00FFFF" width="95" height="57"> 205: Office Location</td> 206: <td bgcolor="#00FFFF" width="113" height="57"> 207: Telephone Number</td> 208: <td bgcolor="#00FFFF" height="57"> 209: Office Hours</td> 210: </tr> 211: <tr> 212: <td width="122"> 213: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/recruitment/preadmission.htm"> 214: Pre-Admission Advisement Center</a></td> 215: <td width="95"> 216: Student Affairs 217: 101</td> 218: <td width="113"> 219: (323) 343-3178</td> 220: <td> 221: Monday-Thursday 222: 8:00am-6:00pm 223: Friday 224: 8:00am-5:00pm</td> 225: </tr> 226: <tr> 227: <td width="122">Teaching Credential Advisement Center</td> 228: <td width="95"> 229: King Hall 230: D2078</td> 231: <td width="113"> 232: (323) 343-4342</td> 233: <td> 234: Monday-Thursday 235: 8:00am-6:00pm 236: Friday 237: 8:00am-5:00pm</td> 238: </tr> 239: <tr> 240: <td width="122"> 241: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/centers/tpac">Teacher Preparation Advisement Center 242: </a> 243: (school placement & observation hours only)</td> 244: <td width="95"> 245: Library South (Palmer Wing) 246: 1040A</td> 247: <td width="113"> 248: (323) 343-5434</td> 249: <td> 250: Monday-Thursday 251: 9:00am-6:00pm 252: Friday 253: 8:00am-5:00pm</td> 254: </tr> 255: <tr> 256: <td width="122">Division of Intercollegiate Athletics</td> 257: <td width="95"> 258: Physical Education 259: 110</td> 260: <td width="113"> 261: (323) 343-3096</td> 262: <td> 263: Varies by Quarter 264: Contact for Office Hours </td> 265: </tr> 266: </table> 267:    268:  </td> 269: </tr> 270: <tr> 271: <td align="left" valign="top" height="1065"> 272: <hr ALIGN="LEFT" color="#000000"> 273: Academic Advisement at Cal 274: State L.A. 275: <a name="Where">Where</a> Do Students Obtain Academic Advisement? 276: Undergraduate Students can obtain Academic Advisement from Principal 277: Program Department Advisers in their Major colleges, Faculty advisers in their Major and 278: Minor Departments, and College-Based Advisement Centers. Department Principal Advisers and 279: Pre-professional Principal Advisers should be one of the first stops for new students. 280: Their office locations and extensions are listed in each Quarter's Schedule 281: of Classes. 282: Graduate (Post-Baccalaureate Students) should obtain advisement from the 283: Department or Division offering the Post Baccalaureate Degree Program (except for those 284: declared in the College of Business and Economics, whose students should seek advisement 285: through the Business & Economics Advisement Center). Graduate Students who do not have a declared degree 286: objective should contact the 287: <a class="toc" href="http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/grad_st/index.htm"> 288: Graduate Studies and Research Office</a> at (323) 343-3820. 289: <a name="Why_">Why </a>is 290: Academic Advisement Important? 291: Academic Advisement is an essential component for a positive student 292: experience and your success at Cal State L.A. Obtaining Academic Advisement 293: in a timely way 294: and on a regular basis, increases your opportunity to succeed 295: academically, to successfully progress toward your degree objective, and to 296: graduate in a timely manner. In addition, because the approved degree program becomes the 297: basis for determining your eligibility for a degree, changes in your program 298: must have your adviser's approval. By seeing an academic adviser quarterly 299: or at least semi-annually, your academic records can be entered on-line into 300: the computer during advisement sessions. When the time comes for filing a 301: "Graduation Check," it can be forwarded to the Graduation Office 302: by your adviser in an accurate and speedy manner.  303: <a name="How can">How</a> Can Academic Advisement Help Me?  304: 305:   306: <table border="0" width="100%"> 307: <tr> 308: <td width="64%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 309: <ul type="square"> 310: <li> 311: 312: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/advise/webge.htm">General 313: Education Advisement</a>                       314: 315: </li> 316: </ul> 317: </td> 318: <td width="33%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="4"> 319: </td> 320: </tr> 321: <tr> 322: <td width="64%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 323: <ul> 324: <li> 325: 326: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/advise/webcs.htm">Course 327: Selection and Scheduling for Major</a></li> 328: </ul> 329: </td> 330: </tr> 331: <tr> 332: <td width="64%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" height="38"> 333: <ul> 334: <li> 335: 336: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/advise/webmin.htm">Selection 337: of a Minor or Certificate Program</a></li> 338: </ul> 339: </td> 340: </tr> 341: <tr> 342: <td width="64%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 343: <ul> 344: <li> 345: 346: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/advise/webpets.htm">Writing 347: and Processing of University Petitions</a></li> 348: </ul> 349: </td> 350: </tr> 351: <tr> 352: <td width="64%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 353: <ul> 354: <li> 355: 356: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/advise/websss.htm">Referrals 357: to University Student Support Services</a></li> 358: </ul> 359: </td> 360: <td width="33%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 361:  </td> 362: </tr> 363: <tr> 364: <td width="64%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 365: <ul> 366: <li> 367: 368: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/advise/webait.htm">Academic 369: Intervention Techniques</a></li> 370: </ul> 371: </td> 372: <td width="33%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 373:  </td> 374: </tr> 375: <tr> 376: <td width="64%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 377: <ul> 378: <li> 379: 380: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/advise/webgoals.htm">Setting 381: Degree Goals and Objectives</a></li> 382: </ul> 383: </td> 384: <td width="33%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 385:  </td> 386: </tr> 387: <tr> 388: <td width="64%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 389: <ul> 390: <li> 391: 392: <a href="http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/advise/webtc.htm">Transfer 393: Credit Advisement</a></li> 394: </ul> 395: </td> 396: <td width="33%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> 397:  </td> 398: </tr> 399: </table> 400: <a class="toc" href="#top"> 401: TOP</a></td> 402: </tr> 403: <tr> 404: <td align="left" valign="top"> 405: <hr ALIGN="LEFT" color="#000000"> 406: <a name="Who_">Who </a> Should Get Academic 407: Advisement? 408: Academic Advisement is required for all new students prior to their first 409: quarter in attendance at Cal State L.A. Continuing Students should also 410: seek advisement as required by the department or college. 411: <a name="When_">When </a>Should Students Get Academic 412: Advisement? 413: Before registering for classes, you must consult an adviser in your major 414: department, school, division, or College-Based Advisement Center to plan a 415: program of study. After your initial advisement session, you should consult 416: an academic adviser at least annually, or more often as necessary, to 417: enhance academic success. Undergraduate students who, upon admission to the 418: University, are unable to select a specific major must consult an academic 419: adviser in the University Academic Advisement Center for undeclared 420: students. 421: <a class="toc" href="#top"> 422: TOP</a> 423: </td> 424: </tr> 425: <tr> 426: <td align="left" valign="top" height="651"> 427: <hr ALIGN="LEFT" color="#000000"> 428: <a name="How_Do">How Do</a> Students Make Appointments for Academic 429: Advisement? 430: Most advisement offices have some provisions for "Walk-in" advisement 431: appointments. However, it is best to schedule appointments with your academic adviser by 432: phone or in person to ensure sufficient time to cover all of your advisement issues and 433: needs, and to give the adviser an opportunity to prepare for the advisement session. 434: Be sure to bring with you to the Advisement session any pertinent information 435: that will help your adviser provide you with complete, accurate, and up-to-date advisement 436: information, such as Placement Test Scores (ELM, EPT), SAT/ACT Scores, TOEFL Scores, AP 437: (Advanced Placement Test Scores), Transfer Credit, and Collegiate Transcripts. 438:    439: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS <ol> 440: <li> 441: <a href="#1">What courses should I take first?</a></li> 442: <li> 443: <a href="#2">What are the Basic Subjects in the General 444: Education Program?</a></li> 445: <li> 446: <a href="#3">How do I declare a Major?</a>   </li> 447: <li> 448: <a href="#4">What is a minor?</a></li> 449: <li> 450: <a href="#5">How do I declare a Dual Major?</a>   </li> 451: <li> 452: <a href="#6">Do I need to take English 102?</a> </li> 453: <li> 454: <a href="#7">When do I take the Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE)?</a> </li> 455: <li> 456: <a href="#8">What determines my undergraduate class level?</a>  </li> 457: <li> 458: <a href="#9">What is the difference between Upper and Lower Division classes?</a> </li> 459: <li> 460: <a href="#10">What is the Upper Division Theme?</a> 461: </li> 462: </ol> 463:   464: ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 465: <a name="1">1</a>. Students should first take their BASIC SUBJECTS (BLOCK A) 466: in the General    Education Lower Division Requirements. 467: <a name="2">2</a>. The BASIC SUBJECTS in the General Education Lower Division 468: Requirements are the written communication, oral communication, critical 469: thinking and mathematical/quantitative reasoning requirements, these classes 470: are Block A in the General Education Lower Division Requirements.  471: <a name="3">3</a>. Students may declare a major at anytime if they have a minimum GPA of 472: 2.0. Students first fill out a "Request for New Undergraduate Major" form. 473: This form should be approved by the appropriate major department and is then 474: submitted to Enrollment Services 146. 475: <a name="4">4</a>. A minor is a formal aggregate of courses totaling 18 or more quarter 476: units, of which at least 12 units must be upper division and taken in 477: residence at Cal State L.A. 478: <a name="5">5</a>. Students planning to dual major should fill out a "Request for New 479: Undergraduate Major" form. These students should fill out section 1 and 480: section 2 and must have their form approved by the appropriate major 481: departments and the Graduation Office. 482: <a name="6">6</a>. Yes. English 102 is a graduation requirement and all students are 483: required to complete it. 484: <a name="7">7</a>. Students should plan to take the Writing Proficiency Exam or WPE after 485: completing English 102. Students are required to complete the WPE 486: requirement before they reach 135 quarter units. 487: <a name="8">8</a>. Undergraduate class levels at the university are based on the number 488: of units completed. Freshmen (0-44 units completed), Sophomores (45-89 units completed)Juniors (90-134 units completed), Seniors (135+ units completed). 489: 490: <a name="9">9</a>. Lower Division courses are numbered 100-299 (Freshmen and Sophomore 491: level) and Upper Division courses are numbered 300-499 (Junior and Senior 492: level). Note some 400 level courses may earn graduate credit for graduate 493: students. 494: <a name="10">10</a>. The Upper Division Theme is a university requirement. 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