Advising

Academic advising is a collaborative process.  Our advisors can help in many ways, including: planning your program; resolving registration issues; getting transfer courses evaluated; and scheduling courses.  Advisors can also connect you with resources to help you succeed in your studies and to find community and work experience.

Please see the sections below for information about how to connect with an advisor.  We also have some quick links for common requests:

• Overrides for CS courses (CS 161, 162, 163, 201, 250, 251, 302).
• Students requiring a signature for a petition should schedule an appointment. 
• All new undergraduate students are required to meet an advisor within their first two terms of enrollment at PSU. Students can set up an appointment to fulfill this mandatory advising requirement by calling 503-725-4631 or schedule directly online.

Prospective Post-Bac and Graduate CS students

Ella Barrett, the CS Graduate Advisor, provides advising to prospective post-baccalaureate students and all CS graduate students. Prospective post-bac students must attend a CS Post-bac info session prior to setting up an appointment with a CS advisor. 

Location: The Computer Science Advising offices in the Fourth Ave Building (FAB), suite 120.

Schedule an Appointment: Go to YouCanBookMe.

Drop-in Advising: 4-5pm Mondays and Wednesdays (in person or Zoom) for current students only. Begin by completing this form, which opens at the start of the drop-in hour and closes at the end. 

• You will be helped shortly after submitting the form, in the order you signed-up in. 
• Wait times will depend on how many students are ahead of you. Instructions for joining drop-in hours will be available immediately after submitting the form