Advising Appointments

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SERVICES

The following services are provided in our center: 

  • Support during regsitration time
  • General Education advising
  • Creating your educational plan
  • Applying for Graduation
  • Major/Minor Requirements
  • Provide you with additional campus resources such as the Career Center, Major faculty advisors, Toro Care, and more.

Daily Drop-in Hours

Drop-in hours availability for all advisors, retention specialists, and graduation specialist in the Student Success Center. Students who are interested in changing majors can attend during drop-in hours. 

Monday-Thursday 2:30pm-3:30pm (In-person)

Fridays 2:30pm-3:30pm (Zoom- find Zoom links below)


Self-Service Appointments

You may schedule an appointment with your designated Academic Advisor using the personalized TSC Appointment link in the table below or through the Toro Success Collaborative (TSC) icon via your my.csudh.edu portal. A tutorial on How to use the TSC can be found on our Tutorials and Workshops page: Scheduling an Advising Appointment through TSC.

Mark Kerr
Graduation Specialist

Appointment Link
Zoom Link

Paul Matt Lasmarias
Retention Specialist

Appointment Link
Zoom Link

Temporarily Supporting: 

Child Development

  • General
  • Early Development and Learning
Cristina Prado
Retention Specialist

Appointment Link
Zoom Link

Temporarily Supporting:

Child Development

  • Management and Admin
  • Juvenile Delinquency

Human Services MHR

Debbie Yoklavich
Academic Advisor

Appointment Link

April Thomas
Academic Advisor

Appointment Link
Zoom Link

Kinesiology

  • pre-Physical Therapy option
  • Teaching option
  • Fitness Director option

Child Development

  • Counseling and Family Services

Angel Valdez
Academic Advisor

Appointment Link
Zoom Link

Clinical Lab Science

  • Medical Technology
  • Cytotechnology
  • Exploring Toros (A-C)

Jennifer'Lyn Johnson
Academic Advisor

Appointment Link
Zoom Link

Health Science

  • Community Health
  • Healthcare Management

Human Services General


For students who may have trouble setting up an advising appointment, you may reach out to our front desk for support at chhsnadvising@csudh.edu, via phone at 310-243-2120, or come to our office in WH 220. 

Please have your Academic Requirements Report, Smart Planner, and all advising documents available during the appointment. -Due to a high volume of appointments ALL late appointments will be rescheduled. 

An email notification with details of your appointment meeting will be sent to your Toromail. Appointments are currently available via Zoom or In-Person. 

Zoom is web conferencing software available to CSUDH faculty, staff, and students. Visit the CSUDH Academic Technology web page for information on downloading, setting up, and using Zoom.


DISCLOSURE: The California State University; the California Administrative Code, Title 5; and CSUDH establishes specific academic requirements that must be met before a degree is granted. The degree will not be awarded if graduation requirements are not met. Advisors are available to help the student understand and plan to meet these requirements. This plan was created collaboratively between the advisor and the student. Each student must be responsible for completing requirements and remain informed about academic and graduation policies. 

Students can access their academic and graduation requirements in the  University Catalog online.  

Students can access important dates and deadlines in the Academic Calendar. These dates and deadlines concern deadlines to register for classes, add or drop courses, student fees and refunds, and other matters.