Advising for Art and Design Majors and Minors
Every year the department chair holds individual meetings with Art and Design majors for an annual advising appointment to plan each student's future schedule and assist with academic related questions.
If helpful, students can create an advising contract that can be used during registration each quarter throughout their time at Cal Poly. The contract helps students keep on track for graduation.
Students receive an email with information about the advising process and schedule an appointment. The appointment is often informal and about 15 minutes.
Schedule an Advising Appointment
Appointments can be scheduled on Bookings Website. You can also email the office (artdesign@calpoly.edu) or the Dept. Chair (sjfrantz@calpoly.edu) to schedule an appointment during office hours.
Appointments are either held in-person at the Art & Design front-office (Dexter 34-169) or upon request, can be conducted via zoom.
Additional Advising Resources
- College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Advising & Student Resources: Professional advisors and peer advisors in the CLA Advising Center can help you with advising tools, minors, study abroad, transfer credit, and much more. Drop-in advising is available via Zoom.
- First Year Students (not transfers) - Mustang Success Center: The Mustang Success Center serves as a first year advising center for freshmen.
Available Documents and Resources
Before your advising appointment, you are welcome to complete an advising contract (see link below).To help you complete your advising contract, it is recommended that you use your catalog year flowchart and Art and Design's current "Tentative Course Offerings" list. Links are provided below, along with other useful information:
- Advising Contract - Downloadable
- Art & Design Flowcharts (Select catalog year, major, concentration)
- Art & Design's current Tentative Course Offerings list
- How to locate and understand your Degree Progress Report on Student Art (make sure ART classes are expanded)