Mandatory Advising

Overview

Mandatory Advising
Art Administrate Group Advising Center

2nd Year Students

Second-year students are required to meet with an advisor once during their year. Students will be assigned a hold quarter. Art and Cinema and Digital Media students have group advising. Design, Art History, Theatre and Dance, and Music students can make an appointment online here.  “Mandatory Advising 2nd Years” must be checked as the reason for the appointment.

1st Year Junior Transfer Students

First-year Junior Transfer students meet with an advisor in their first quarter at UC Davis. Art and Cinema and Digital Media students have group advising. Design, Art History, Theatre and Dance, and Music students can make an appointment online here.  Please complete the First Year Goals (available on students.ucdavis.edu under the tab forms and petitions) before your advising appointment. “Mandatory Advising Junior transfers” must be checked as the reason for the appointment.

4th Year Students

Fourth-year students are required to participate in one engagement to prepare for transitioning out of college. Students are encouraged to choose the option that is most relevant to their post-graduation plans.

Mandatory Advising Senior Engagement Form

In order to have your registration hold released, you will need to complete one engagement listed below during the hold quarter and complete the Mandatory Advising Senior Engagement Form. Click here for the form.

Here is a list of the engagement options:

•  Participate in Arts Group Work of Art: Career Series, calendar here or Departmental Career Development Events or workshops as announced.

•  Participate in any Internship and Career Center Workshop, calendar here.

•   See an Internship and Career Center Advisor during drop in hours, schedules here (see Liberal Arts and Business open hours).

•  Participate in any Center for Leadership and Learning Workshop, calendar here.

•  Participate in any Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Services Pre-graduate workshop, calendar here

•  Schedule an individual advising appointment with a Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Services Pre-graduate advisor appointment information here.

•  Participate in any Health Professions Advising Workshop, calendar here

In order to have your registration hold released, you will need to complete one engagement listed above during the hold quarter and complete the Mandatory Advising Senior Engagements Form.

Overview

FAQs

Why do I have a Mandatory Advising Hold?

Our goal is to help you achieve your academic and personal goals. Research has proven that interacting with academic advisors early in your university career can enhance your college success. Comprehensive advising is provided by the Letters & Sciences Dean’s Office and our office, the Arts Group Advising Center.

How can an Academic Advisor assist me?

Your academic advisor is one of your best all-around resources on campus with connections to – and knowledge about – many of the programs and people that can help you achieve academic and personal success. Mandatory advising is an opportunity for your advisor to meet you, learn about your goals and help you chart a path to success.

When will I need to see an Advisor? How will I know where to go?

You will be assigned to your required advising appointment during Fall, Winter, or Spring quarter.  An advising hold will be placed on your record for the assigned term to remind you to see your academic advisor.  You will be notified via MyUCDavis when your advising hold has been placed.  Schedule your advising appointment during the quarter of your corresponding hold, as indicated below:

Fall Quarter Hold              October 10 – December 15

Winter Quarter Hold          January 23 – March 15

Spring Quarter Hold          April 17 – September 15

How often will I have a Mandatory Advising Hold?

The College of Letter’s and Sciences believes advising is important to your success and therefor made it mandatory for the following class levels:

First Year Freshman: meet with an Advisor in the Dean’s office of The College of Letter’s & Science.

Second Year Sophomore: meet with a Department Major Advisor in The Arts Group Advising Center for individual or group advising depending on your major (see the advising hold note for details).

Third Year Junior: Complete a Degree Check online at ls.ucdavis.edu/advising/degree check or, meet with an Advisor in the Dean’s Office of The College of Letter’s & Science.

First Year Transfer – Junior:  meet with a Department Major Advisor in The Arts Group Advising Center for individual or group advising depending on your major (see the advising hold note for details).

Fourth Year Senior: participate in one campus engagement to obtain resources related to transitioning beyond UC Davis. Optional: meet with a Department Major Advisor in The Arts Group Advising Center.

Can I visit with an advisor at any time to release the Mandatory Advising Hold?

Mandatory advising appointments are only scheduled during the quarter that has been assigned to you.  Because all first year students have a mandatory advising requirement, and we serve the advising needs of all the students in the Arts Group, it is important that students in the mandatory advising program adhere to the assigned schedule.  That said, we encourage all students to meet with their advisors at any time for reasons not related to mandatory advising!

How do I get an Appointment to release a Mandatory Advising Hold?

If you have an LC or LE hold schedule an advising appointment by following the specific instructions included in the comments section of your mandatory advising hold in MyUCDavis. If you have and LF hold see the section on 4th year students. 

Schedule a 30 minute appointment with a major advisor in the Arts Group Advising Center online at appointments.ucdavis.edu

Where do I go to meet with a Major Advisor?

Major Advisors have both in person and remote appoints available. In person appointments are located in the Art Building on Hutchinson Drive. Students can check in for appointments in Room 101.

Majors include: Art Studio, Art History, Cinema & Digital Media, Design, Music and Theatre & Dance

What can I do to satisfy my senior year requirement?

Participate in an Arts Group Advising Center Career Development Event or Workshop.

Participate in any Internship and Career Center Workshop http://icc.ucdavis.edu/

See an Internship and Career Center Advisor during drop in hours http://icc.ucdavis.edu/

Participate in any Center for Leadership and Learning workshop http://cll.ucdavis.edu/index.html

Participate in any Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Services Pre-graduate workshop https://opportunity.ucdavis.edu/services/pregradlaw

Schedule an individual advising appointment with a Pre-graduate advisor at Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Services https://opportunity.ucdavis.edu/services/pregradlaw

Participate in any Health Professions Advising Workshop http://hpa.ucdavis.edu/

What do other students say about getting the most out of my senior year requirement?

If you are going to meet with one of the ICC drop in advisors or EOEOS advisors go into these appointments with a set of questions written down so you can be efficient in your time.

What happens if I do not meet with an Advisor or complete my engagement requests for a Mandatory Advising Hold?

If you do not meet with an advisor before the deadline of the advising hold, you will be unable to make changes to your class schedule or register for courses for the following academic quarter until the hold is removed. This may negatively affect your ability to get some of the classes you need/want during the subsequent registration period.  Plan ahead!  Come to mandatory advising before the deadline.  Do NOT wait until the deadline to get your hold lifted.  Take action before finals week of the given quarter of your hold.  Students have at least two months in their assigned term to fulfill their mandatory advising requirement.

How do I prepare for a meeting with an advisor to release an advising hold?

Academic advising is an on-going process built on a partnership between you and your advisor. Here are a few suggestions of action to take ahead of time to maximize the benefit of your mandatory appointment.

  • Create a Degree Worksheet in Oasis to track your progress toward the major.
  • Read about the requirements for your major.
  • Write down questions you would like to address during the appointment.

What if I am planning to change my major out of the Arts Group Majors – Should I still come to Mandatory Advising?

Yes. Until you officially change your major, you are considered an Arts Group Student in the College of Letters & Science; therefore you are required to engage in mandatory advising. Your current academic advisor can still help you with the logistics of changing your major and will be able to discuss with you any general topics and/or concerns pertaining to UC Davis.

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