Advising

Earth and Planetary Sciences Advisors

Staff Major Advisor

Meet with your staff major advisor, Mandy Rousseau, to discuss major requirements and resources, set goals, and create individual plans for success.

Make an appointment to meet by Zoom, phone, or in-person on the Advising Appointment System. For a Zoom appointment, please visit the link from your appointment confirmation email at the start of your appointment time. If you marked “phone appointment”, please call (530) 752-9100 at the start of your appointment.

Mandy is available remotely on Mondays and Fridays. She is available for in-person or remote appointments on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Learn how Mandy can help you succeed in college by reading her academic advising philosophy.

Faculty Advisors

• Geology Major. All geology undergrads should meet with their faculty advisor once per  year to discuss in-depth major opportunities.
  For general inquiries, email geology-advisors@ucdavis.edu.
  • Ryosuke Motani
  • Dave Osleger
  • Max Rudolph
• Marine and Coastal Science Major. Students majoring in Marine and Coastal Science are strongly encouraged to meet with their faculty advisor (assigned, based upon Focus Area choice) once per year to discuss in-depth major opportunities.
  For general inquiries, email mcs-advisors@ucdavis.edu.
  • Brian Gaylord (focus in Marine Ecology and Organismal Biology, College of Biological Sciences)
  • Anne Todgham (focus in Marine Environmental Chemistry and Coastal Environmental Processes, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)
  • Tessa Hill (focus in Oceans and the Earth System, College of Letters and Science)
• Interdisciplinary Minor.
  • Environmental Geology: Ken Verosub
  • Geophysics: Magali Billen
  • Oceanography: Tessa Hill

College/BASC advisors

Contact your college or BASC advisor for non-major advising and general resources for success.

• College of Letters & Science
• College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• College of Biological Sciences (BASC)

Mandatory Advising

College of Letters & Science

Mandatory Advising is designed to help students connect with their advisors regularly. In doing so, students will learn about resources to help them succeed academically and personally, whether they are transitioning into college, managing their curricular and co-curricular schedules, or planning their next steps toward their future professional career. Students will receive proactive academic advice, learn how to become more involved, and build higher-quality relationships with their faculty and staff advisors. 

Each student in the College of Letters & Science has an annual Mandatory Advising requirement, which is different depending on your year in school. You will get an email when your registration hold is set, with instructions on how to remove that hold by meeting with the appropriate advisor. 

• First Year Freshmen
  • Requirement: See https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/mandatory-advising.  
  • Timing: Due at the end of Winter Quarter.
• First Year Transfer students
  • Requirement: Meet with your staff or faculty major advisor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
  • Timing: Your registration hold will be set in early Winter Quarter and will begin to block registration on March 15th.
• Second Year students
  • Requirement: Meet with your staff or faculty major advisor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
  • Timing: Your registration hold will be set in early Winter Quarter and will begin to block registration on March 15th.
• Third Year students
  • Requirement: You will automatically receive a Degree Check from your academic advisor in the College of Letters & Science.
• Fourth Year (and beyond) students and Second Year (and beyond) Transfer students
  • Requirement: Meet with your staff or faculty major advisor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
  • Timing: Your registration hold will be set in early Fall Quarter and will begin to block registration on December 8th.

College of Biological Sciences

Students in the College of Biological Sciences will receive an email about first-year Mandatory Advising with BASC advisors.

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Students in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences do not have a Mandatory Advising requirement, but are encouraged to meet with their major advisor annually.

• Four-year Roadmaps (pdf): Geology | Marine and Coastal Science
• Undergraduate Student Resources