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 first-year, second-year, and transfer students.
Scope of Support
The Advising & Transfer Center provides direct or complimentary support to the following undergraduate student populations:
- Undeclared or Undecided 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 - Students declared and/or interested in Pre-Human Development and Pre-Nursing
- Student-Athletes
- Transfer students
From Orientation through their first semester at Sonoma State University - Graduating students
From Senior-standing (90+ units completed) through graduation - Students seeking reinstatement
Either from Academic Disqualification or a lapse in enrollment - Students participating in the California Promise Program
From Orientation through graduation - Military-Connected students
- All students for General Education
* Students in specialized populations are supported via their relevant support program (e.g., EOP, DSS, CAASE, PUERTA, DREAM Center, Seawolf Scholars, etc.)