Comm Advising
Did you know that most questions are already answered on our Undergraduate FAQs? Please read through our FAQs prior to contacting the advising office for fastest service.
Ways to access Comm Advising:
- [NOT AVAILABLE SUMMER 2022] For answers to quick questions, email Comm Peer Advising from your @umail.ucsb.edu address (emails are answered in the order received during various hours within regular business hours listed above within 1-3 business days).
Examples of questions:
- Academic Planning
- Academic Difficulty
- Change of Majors
- Comm 99RA/199RA
- Major Requirements
- EAP Academic Planning Forms
- Petitions
- Progress Checks
- For answers to more complex questions, email commadvising@comm.ucsb.edu from your @umail.ucsb.edu address (emails are answered in the order received during the hours listed above within 1-3 business days)
Subject line: Comm Advising Question - (Your Perm #)
Body: Your question
Examples of questions:
- Academic Planning
- Academic Difficulty
- Honors Inquiries
- Undergraduate Awards
- Undergraduate Listservs
- Appeals to the Major
- Waitlists
- To request a virtual Zoom (video or voice) advising appointment with a Comm Undergraduate Advisor, email commadvising@comm.ucsb.edu from your @umail.ucsb.edu address
Subject line: Comm Advising Appointment Request - (Your Perm #)
Body: Include as much detail as possible about the specific questions you'd like to ask. If you do not include enough detail, we will not be able to move forward with scheduling an appointment.
A Comm Advisor will reply to your email with the answers to your questions. If the question cannot be answered via email, you will be sent a link where you can schedule a virtual appointment with a Comm advisor.
- Drop in to our in-person office hours listed in the calendar below at 4005 Social Sciences and Media Studies (SSMS)
Undergraduate Advisors
Sr. Advisor
Francesca Palermino
4115 Social Sciences & Media Studies (SSMS) Building
commadvising@comm.ucsb.edu
Available by appointment only
Advisor
Salvador (Sal) Gonzalez Garcia
4005 Social Sciences & Media Studies (SSMS) Building
commadvising@comm.ucsb.edu
Available for drop-in advising and appointments
Peer Advisor
