Advising Information
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| Do you have questions about your course selections? Do you know which courses to take to stay on the right track for your major? Do you need help with planning out your major courses? Meet with the undergraduate advisers or peer advisers by going to our advising calendar! | Do you have questions about field study? Do you have an internship that you'd like course credit for? Are you wanting to apply for a internship? Email econintern@ucsc.edu for field study advising. |
Do you want to speak with an advisor? Economics offers advising by four undergraduate advisers, one field study coordinator and a team of trained student peer advisers. We offer an abundance of drop-in remote advising and limited in-person advising available by appointment. Please go to our advising calendar to make an appointment for in-person advising and find links to drop-in remote advising. |
Economics Advising Availability
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Undergraduate Economics Virtual Advising hours by Drop-in and Appointment. Virtual advising hours are Monday-Friday. Please go to our advising calendar to check for times and to make an appointment or drop-in.
Remote advising is also available by email and phone during the advising hours listed above. Please click on the advising calendar to make an appointment or drop in to a remote-advising meeting.
In-person Advising Appointments
- In-person advising is available by appointment.
- Students make an appointment via Navigate Slug Success for in-person advising, arrive to their appointment on-time and present their photo ID. Please reschedule your in-person appointment or appointment modality if you are sick. Masking is welcome in shared spaces. Please visit Slug Strong for COVID saftely compliance. Appointment instructions and links are on our advising calendar below.
- Sorry, in-person "drop-in" advising is not available.
Meet and Connect with Our Peer Advisers!
| Title | Name | Contact |
| Staff Undergraduate Adviser 1 | Benjamin Hernandez | econ_ugrad_coor@ucsc.edu |
| Undergraduate Programs & Advising Director 1 | Lisa Morgan | econ_ugrad_coor@ucsc.edu |
| Staff Undergraduate Adviser 1 | Catherine Newcomb | econ_ugrad_coor@ucsc.edu |
1The undergraduate advisers are responsible for resolving all issues related to academic advising including the following:
- determining the acceptance of transfer courses
- satisfaction of major requirements
- determining honors in the major
- handling curricular matters
Field study staff are responsible for resolving all issues related to the following:
- field study applications
- field study information
- enrollment in ECON 193/193F
Trained student peer advisers are available to assist student peers with:
- personal academic plans
- general questions about the majors and courses
- major declaration assistance
- Study Abroad Department approval forms
Please see the calendar below to join a Zoom advising meeting!
| Title | Name | Contact |
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Faculty Undergraduate Programs Director (all undergraduate economics degrees) |
Carlos Dobkin |
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| Faculty Accounting Path Director |
Kevin Jones |
The program directors are responsible for resolving all issues related to advising including the following:
- connecting students with independent research and senior thesis opportunities
- advising for graduate school preparation
- matching courses with personal and career interests
Economics Calendar
Our advising calendar below presents our advising schedule and instructions on how to access our trained student peer advisers, professional advising staff by appointment (required for in-person advising) and drop-in remote advising over Zoom. We offer an abundance of drop-in remote advising M-F and in-person advising available by appointment.
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