Purpose Statement
The Advising & Transfer Center plays a key role in assisting students to thrive and persist toward on-time graduation. Our team of Professional Academic Advisors provide holistic, proactive, and meaningful academic advising and individualized educational pathways to engage students in their learning experiences and promote self-authorship. We also offer curricular and co-curricular transitions programming specifically for transfer students.
Scope of Support
The Advising & Transfer Center provides direct or complimentary support to the following undergraduate student populations:
- Undeclared students
- Students declared and/or interested in the School of Social Sciences
Lower-division (0-59 units completed), all majors - Students declared and/or interested in the School of Science & Technology
Lower-division (0-59 units completed), all majors - Students declared and/or interested in the School of Arts & Humanities
Lower-division (0-59 units completed), all majors except for Hutchins - Student-Athletes
- Transfer students
From Orientation through their first semester at Sonoma State University - Students participating in the California Promise Program
From Orientation through graduation
* Students in specialized populations are supported via their relevant support program. For more information, please check-out Where to Seek Advising.
Areas of Focus
Within our scope of support, the Advising & Transfer Center focuses our services in the following areas:
- Fostering belonging and connectedness
- General Education
- Enrollment policies, processes, and related forms
- Major / minor exploration for both open and selective programs
- Major / minor declaration for open programs
- Course registration
- Advising tools and resources
- Transfer and test credit
- Academic standing and Academic Probation
- Retention and reenrollment
- Holds and to-do list items
- Referrals, wayfinding, and where to seek advising
- Decision making, goal setting, and self-authorship
- Progress Reports
- Academic related interventions (alerts and referrals from LoboConnect or the CARE Team)
- Student support triage
- Transitional and holistic needs
- Overcoming barriers to academic success