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Advising Resources

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Advising is available to all Chapman students. Even before you start your first semester, you will have access to advisors who are here to help you:

  • Stay on track to graduate on time.
  • Explore second majors and minors.
  • Find study abroad programs that align with your academic goals.
  • Find clubs related to your academic interests.
  • Prepare for graduate or professional school.
  • Learn about internships and other professional opportunities.
  • Make the most of your academic experience at Chapman.

Academic Advising

As a Chapman undergrad, you will have your own dedicated academic advisor. Your advisor helps you make informed decisions about your education and achieve your goals in college.

  • Your advisor is assigned to you based on your major. Your assigned advisor will be able to help you with questions specific to your major and career path, as well as more general questions. Undeclared majors also have their own advisor. Some areas your advisor can assist with include:
    • Building a four-year plan for your major.
    • Integrating your GE classes with your major.
  • Your advisor is your point of contact on navigating campus. If you need help with anything related to academics or student life, reach out. Your advisor can help you or direct you to appropriate campus resources.

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Faculty Mentoring

Faculty mentoring is exactly what it sounds like: getting one-on-one guidance from a professor. Faculty will use their deep subject-area expertise and industry connections (as well as knowledge of your interests, goals and strengths) to provide expert advice.

Your faculty mentor can provide:

  • Personalized academic mentoring.
  • Designing your own major or interdisciplinary study.
  • Building a personalized plan for the professional world or graduate school.

Career Advising

Chapman career advisorDedicated career advising is available from every school/college at Chapman. This helps ensure that your career advisor is knowledgeable about the careers and opportunities in your major.

Your career advisor can help you find an internship or prepare for lining up a job after you graduate.

And since we offer career assistance for life, you can get career advising at Chapman from before you ever set foot on campus to well after you’ve graduated.

Study Abroad Advising

Chapman students have access to a study abroad advisor through our Center for Global Education. We encourage all students to study abroad if possible, and your study abroad advisor can help you plan the experience.

Peer Advising and Mentoring

At Chapman, advising isn’t just a one-way street. In addition to help from staff and faculty, you’ll get help from your fellow students with peer advising.

Many schools/colleges and departments have a peer advising program where upperclass students help new and incoming students.

And if you’re interested in becoming a peer advisor and helping others, you can do that too (once you have a few semesters of college under your belt).

Specialized Advising

We also offer specialized advising to help you reach specific goals. Just a few examples include:

  • The Pre-Med and Pre-Health Advising program helps students become competitive applicants to medical or professional school.
  • The Pre-Law Program helps students prepare to apply to law school.
  • The Film Festival Office helps film students navigate the complex, diverse, and evolving film festival and distribution worlds.

School/college advising

Within your specific school or college on campus, you will have access to plenty of advising resources. These range from advisors who can help you with your major requirements to major-specific career advisors and much more.

To meet the advising team within your school/college, choose the school your major falls into below:


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