Ways to get help

ACADEMIC ADVISING

If you need assistance selecting classes for next term you have many options. 

• Technology-Assisted Advising: Use the SMART PLANNER. Login to your Student Center.  The SMART PLANNER is located just above your academic requirements.  The planner will populate with your graduate requirement, but you can make adjustments and select which course you’d prefer to take to fulfill the requirements. 

• Major Academic Advisor: Setup a phone appointment with academic advisor, Mo Chatterji, please call 310-243-3427, if there is no answer, please leave a message and we will return your call.

• University Advisement Center (UAC): Request to meet with a GE counselor at https://www.csudh.edu/uac/

• The Sears Center for Psychology Department: Visit the Peer Advising page to schedule an appointment: https://www.csudh.edu/psychology/current-students/advising/

 Helpful Resources:

The year you began your studies at CSUDH is your catalog year. 

• SMART CATALOG
• • GENERAL EDUCATION (GE) - don’t forget to select your catalog year!
  • PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR  - don’t forget to select your catalog year!
  • PSYCHOLOGY MINOR - don’t forget to select your catalog year!

• The “ROADMAP” – a sample academic plan
• • Catalog year 2019-2020(Spring) or earlier
  • Catalog year 2020(Fall)-Current

• Major Advising Worksheet – Track Your Progress
• • Catalog year 2019-2020(Spring) or earlier
  • Catalog year 2020(Fall)-Current

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT 

• Assist students with statistical analysis using SPSS (e.g., how to use software, how to interpret results, conceptual understanding of statistics, how to write results in APA-style). 
• Assist students with their APA- style research papers (e.g., provide formative feedback on papers, offer guidance, etc.)
• Liaison with faculty to advertise services and understand support needs. 

• Starting with research: http://libguides.csudh.edu/start
• Psychological research: http://libguides.csudh.edu/psych

 For more information regarding Instructional Support, please visit: https://www.csudh.edu/psychology/current-students/instructional-support/

THE TORO LEARNING & TESTING CENTER (TLTC)

TLTC front desk staff will be responding to your messages throughout the day in the order received during the virtual office hours outlined above. Please note that our staff will not be in the office during this virtual period. Staff will have limited access to voicemail and email messages outside of the virtual office hours. 

Office Hours and Contact Information

Learning Center:

Monday-Thursday: 8am-6pm
Friday: 8am-5pm
Email: tlc@csudh.edu

 For more information regarding TLTC, please visit: https://www.csudh.edu/tltc/learning-center/

 PSY 101 and SPSS Tutoring with Denise Aguiluz 

• Monday, 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Tuesday, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Thursday, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

 Additional tutoring information can be found at the Learning Center homepage: Schedule for the Semester (csudh.edu)

*updated 2/5/21

STUDENT HEALTH & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

Student Health Center (SHC) services are now operational Monday - Friday.

The SHC is operating with limited hours, reduced capacity, and mostly through tele-medicine. Students are still able to access live help with our clinicians during the hours the SHC is open. Given the unpredictable, daily-changing circumstances due to COVID-19, our most accurate hours of operation will be available by calling our general number: (310) 243-3629.

Students seeking medical care will need to call our general office number; during our hours of operation, calls will be taken by clinical staff who will determine if the person can be assisted and treated through tele-medicine, or whether, in rare cases, a patient will be seen in person.  Instructions will be given on this call. Please know our doors are locked for safety purposes, but we have staff on-site available to do their best to address your health care needs, given these unusual circumstances. Again, call first: (310) 243-3629.

Psychological Services will be providing live mental health assistance by appointment through tele-therapy. Please call their phone line at (310) 243-3818 for further information.

 For more information regarding the Student Health Center, please visit: https://www.csudh.edu/shps/