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Services

Our hope is to nurture a partnership of mutual respect and develop plans to accomplish personal success.

Advising Services

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⚠️ Alert: If your question can wait, we anticipate that drop-in traffic will slow down next week. We will see you then! Otherwise, expect a longer than normal wait this week.

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► Virtual Drop-In Hours:
◦ Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri:
◦ 2:00pm-4:00pm

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◦ Last student 15 mins before end of drop-in.
◦ Zoom Sign-In required.

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► Appointments:
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◦ Available Tuesday - Friday
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► Signatures:
◦ Scan your form, petition or appeal and email it to
carsonadvising@ucsc.edu.

 

 

How to Guides & FAQs 

As part of our commitment to translate academic policy we have developed this site to guide your success at UC Santa Cruz.

 

 

Guide: Taking Courses at CA Community Colleges

For some attending a community college is an affordable way to make progress. This is a guide on how to find transferable courses.

 

Guide: Academic Enrollment Options During a Quarter Charts

In a tough spot? What are some of your academic enrollment options for courses, or what if you need to take time off during this quarter?
Advising Services

 

 

Rachel Carson Peer Advising

Our peer advisers are available for drop-in advising and over email to provide advising.

 

 

Rachel Carson Sustainability Studies
Minor and Advising

Here you will find information about our minor, they can help take care of any questions you might have.

 

Scholarships and Internships

Find who is offering scholarships or Internships for college students either on or off campus.

 

 

EOP STEM Counseling Services 

EOP counselors are dedicated to helping remove barriers to your success during your journey at UCSC. Learn more about the services they offer to EOP & STEM students.

 

 

UCSC Undergraduate Advising Resources 

Learn more about the policies and procedures you need to know to navigate UC Santa Cruz successfully.

Advisors

From the time of admission to the time of graduation, we are here to help you achieve your academic and personal goals.

Advising Staff Profiles

Hayden Ryan,
Rachel Carson Academic Advisor 

 Hayden Ryan 
Pronouns: He/Him/His
First-Gen College Graduate

Monica Baker,
Rachel Carson Academic Advisor 

 

Picture of Monica Baker 
Pronouns: She/Her
First-Gen College Graduate

 Leydi Cortes, EOP STEM
Counselor

 

Leydi Cortes 

Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
First-Gen College Graduate

Danny Rodriguez,
Assistant Director of Colleges Advising,
Oakes & Rachel Carson Colleges

 

Danny Rodriguez 

Pronouns: He/Him/His
First-Gen College Graduate
Peer Advising Profiles

 

 

 

Gabriel Mijares,
Rachel Carson Peer Advisor

 

Gabriel Mijares 

Pronouns: They/Them
First-Gen College Student

Kelly Gonzales-Camacho,
Rachel Carson Peer Advisor

 

Kelly Gonzales-Camacho 

Pronouns: She/Her
First-Gen College Student
Our On-Campus Location

Our advisors maintain a hybrid (on/off-campus) work schedule. Oakes Advising and Rachel Carson Advising are both located at Oakes College, Academic and Administrative Building, 1st Floor. Most of our services are administered remotely/online.


Mailing Address

Oakes College Advising
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street Santa Cruz, CA 95064



Contact Information

E-mail: carsonadvising@ucsc.edu Main: (831) 459-2025 - Voice to E-mail
Fax: TBA