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.
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.
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.
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.
