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The listing below will give you information regarding how advising is employed per department.

Department College Are holds placed? When are holds placed? How are majors assigned to advisors? Who advises At-Risk Students? Who advises 4-Year Pledge Students? Who advises Honors Students?  Contact Information
Agricultural Science Agriculture Yes As needed Alphabetically Agricultural Education Program Coordinator Agricultural Education Program Coordinator Agricultural Education Program Coordinator Ms. Ardith Barr   Ext. 2212   ajbarr@csupomona.edu
Animal & Veterinary Sciences Agriculture Yes Qtrly Alphabetically Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Ms. Gail Larsen    Ext. 2216   gmlarsen@csupomona.edu
Apparel Merchandising & Management Agriculture Yes Yrly Alphabetically Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dr. Peter Kilduff   Ext. 2082   pkilduff@csupomona.edu
Food Marketing & Agribusiness Management Agriculture Yes Yrly Alphabetically Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Prof. Nancy Merlino   Ext. 2270   namerlino@csupomona.edu
Horticulture, Plant, & Soil Science Agriculture No As needed Alphabetically Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Ms. Anna Marie Barlet   Ext. 2214   abarlet@csupomona.edu
Human Nutrition & Food Science Agriculture Yes Yrly Alphabetically Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dept. Chair or Associate Chair Dietetics - Dr. Mark Meskin    Ext. 4877   msmeskin@csupomona.edu   Nutr. Sci. - Dr. Doug Lewis   Ext. 2167   dslewis@csupomona.edu  
FST - Dr. Martin Sancho   Ext. 2164   mfsancho@csupomona.edu
Accounting Business Administration Yes Quarterly Alphabetically Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Ms. Nannette Miller Ext. 2366
nsmiller@csupomona.edu
Computer Information Systems Business Administration Yes Quarterly All students assigned to designated advisor Dept. Chair Designated Advisor Designated Advisor Dr. Anna Carlin   Ext. 3238   acarlin@csupomona.edu
E-Business Business Administration No   Students may select their advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Ms. Fritzi Taylor   Ext. 2453   ftaylor@csupomona.edu
Finance, Real Estate, & Law Business Administration No   Students may select their advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Ms. Ana Austin   Ext. 2350   abaustin@csupomona.edu
International Business & Marketing Business Administration No   IB - Alphabetically; Mktg - Students may select their advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Ms. Martha Yanamura   Ext. 4161   meyanamura@csupomona.edu
Management & Human Resources Business Administration No   Students may select their advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Ms. Erica Olguin   Ext. 2414   eaolguin@csupomona.edu
Technology & Operations Management Business Administration No   Students may select their advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor Ms. Fritzi Taylor   Ext. 2453   ftaylor@csupomona.edu
Ethnic & Women’s Studies Education and Integrative Studies No As needed by appt. or walk-in   Dept. Chair Dept. Chair Dept. Chair Dr. Patti de Freitas   Ext. 3593   padefreitas@csupomona.edu
Graduate Pedagogical Studies Education and Integrative Studies No As needed by appt. or walk-in   Dept. Chair N/A N/A Dr, Dorothy MacNevin   Ext. 2311   dmacnevin@csupomona.edu
Interdisciplinary General Education Education and Integrative Studies N/A As needed by appt. or walk-in N/A N/A N/A N/A Dr. Nancy Page Fernandez   Ext. 2836   npfernandez@csupomona.edu
Leadership and Technology Education and Integrative Studies No As needed by appt. or walk-in   Dept. Chair N/A N/A Dr. Tony Avina   Ext. 6710   aavina@csupomona.edu
Liberal Studies Education and Integrative Studies Yes (1/3 of majors each quarter) Annually (quarterly is recommended) All majors assigned to Dept. Chair Dept. Chair Dept. Chair Dept. Chair Dr. Stephen Bryant   Ext. 3567   shbryant@csupomona.edu
Teacher Education Education and Integrative Studies Yes For the BCAP Application Interview Alphabetically Dept. Chair and Coordinators N/A N/A Dr. Jared Stallones Ext. 2086
gmgarfield@csupomona.edu
Aerospace Engineering Engineering Yes Yrly By assignment Prof. Georgiades or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Department Office   Ext. 2470
Chemical & Materials Engineering Engineering Yes Yrly By assignment Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Department Office   Ext. 2626
Civil Engineering Engineering Yes Yrly By assignment Student’s Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Department Office   Ext. 2488
Electrical & Computer Engineering Engineering Yes Yrly, during Win By assignment Student’s Advisor Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Department Office   Ext. 2511
Engineering Technology Engineering Yes Yrly By assignment Student’s Advisor Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Department Office   Ext. 2492   
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Engineering Yes Qtrly By assignment Student’s Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Department Office   Ext. 2555   
Mechanical Engineering Engineering Freshmen and At-Risk Students Qtrly By assignment Designated Advisor Department Chair Designated Advisor or Dept. Chair Department Office   Ext. 2575
MEP Engineering N/A   N/A Eric Lara N/A N/A Department Office   Ext. 2483
Architecture Environmental Design No   Alphabetically Student’s Advisor Designated Advisor Designated Advisor Ms. Rocky Sanchez   Ext. 2683   rksanchez@csupomona.edu
Art Environmental Design Yes Qtrly So that each advisor has similar workload   Department Chair Designated Advisor Ms. Patricia Martinez   Ext. 3508   pmartinez@csupomona.edu   
Landscape Architecture Environmental Design No   Students are assigned to designated advisor for each design level Dept. Chair Lower and Upper Division Advisors or Dept. Chair Lower and Upper Division Advisors or Dept. Chair Ext. 2673   
Urban & Regional Planning Environmental Design Yes Yrly So that each advisor has similar workload Student’s Advisor or Dept. Chair Designated Advisor None Ext. 2688   
Communications CLASS No   By option area Designated Advisor Jane Ballinger None Ext. 3522   
Economics CLASS No   By option area Dept. Chair Dept. Chair None Dr. Nestor Ruiz   Ext. 3972   nmruiz@csupomona.edu
English & Foreign Languages CLASS Yes – for students who miss mandatory meeting Yrly Students may select their advisor from selected faculty Student’s Advisor Dept. Chair None Ext. 3802   
Geography & Anthropology CLASS No   By major Dept. Chair Dept. Chair None Dr. Richard Hyslop   Ext. 3568   rshyslop@csupomona.edu
History CLASS Juniors Only   Alphabetically Dept. Chair Dept. Chair None Ext. 3860   
Kinesiology & Health Promotion CLASS Yes   By option area Dept. Chair Dept. Chair None Ms. Carol Vera   Ext. 2766   cavera@csupomona.edu
Music CLASS Yes –for first year students; also for students who miss mandatory meeting Qtrly for first year; Yrly after that By emphasis area Dept. Chair Dept. Chair Susan Burns Dr. Iris Levine   Ext. 4566   ilevine@csupomona.edu
Philosophy CLASS Yes – for students who miss mandatory meeting Yrly By emphasis area Dept. Chair Dept. Chair None Ms. Sue Baird   Ext. 4766   sebaird@csupomona.edu
Political Science CLASS Yes Wtr/Spr/Sum Students may select their advisor; advisor must approve Designated Advisor Dept. Chair None Ext. 3887   
Psychology & Sociology CLASS No   By major All Dr. Mary Danico Dr. Mary Danico Department Office Ext. 3888
Theatre CLASS Yes Qtrly By emphasis area Designated Advisor Dept. Chair None Ext. 3900
Biological Sciences Science Yes Qtrly. Designated  faculty members for each pre professional major, and for bio majors Designated advisors and Pam Hester Dr. Chris George Dr. Chris George Ext. 4038
Chemistry Science Yes Qtrly. Students may select their advisor (as space permits) from Central Advising Committee Dept. Chair and Keith Howard Central Advising Committee Central Advising Committee Ext. 3653
Computer Science Science Yes Yrly. By Bronco ID so that each advisor has similar workload Student’s Advisor Designated Advisor Student’s Advisor Ext. 3440   
Geological Sciences Science Yes Qtrly. So that each advisor has similar workload Designated Advisor Designated Advisor Designated Advisor Ext. 3454
Mathematics Science Yes Fall, winter quarters By option so that each advisor has similar workload Dept. Chair Dept. Chair None Ext. 3467
Physics Science Yes Qtrly., except Summer So that each advisor has similar workload Dept. Chair Dept. Chair None Ext. 4014
Collins School of Hospitality Management CSHM Yes Yrly By emphasis area & area of faculty expertise Associate Dean and Student’s Advisor Student’s Advisor None Tengemana Thumbutu   Ext. 3458   tmthumbutu@csupomona.edu
Undeclared Services Student Support and Equity Programs Yes Quarterly So that each advisor has similar workload Student's Advisor NA Student's Advisor Ext. 3360