Advising
Academic advisors play a crucial role in helping you navigate your college journey. They can help with course selection and scheduling, connect you to resources, help you monitor your academic progress, and provide career guidance.
Please see the information below regarding how to contact and meet with the assigned faculty advisor for your major.
Undergraduate Advisor
The Physics and Astronomy undergraduate advisors meet with undergraduate students who are officially declared as a Physics major (all options). These majors require that students begin as "pre-majors" and then meet precise major-specific criteria to officially declare the major.
Students with "pre-major" status meet with the instead of the faculty advisors below.
Each major has an assigned faculty advisor. To make an appointment with your advisor, use the Beach Connect link in , select your assigned faculty advisor (listed below), and be sure to provide as much detail as possible about your situation/question. For help using the Beach Connect appointment system via SSO, see Advising Appointment Guide (PDF).
Dr. Thomas Gredig
Undergraduate Physics Advisor
Office: HSCI-272d
Phone: 562.985.4922
Email: Thomas.Gredig@csulb.edu
Graduate Advisor
To make an appointment with the graduate advisor, please use the link below. Appointments with graduate advisors cannot be booked via Beach Connect.
Dr. Jiyeong Gu
Office: HSCI-264
Phone: 562.985.4848
Email: Jiyeong.Gu@csulb.edu
Academic Policies
Please consult the following resources for more information regarding academic policies:
Tutoring
Multiple centers on campus offer free tutoring:
- offers free tutoring in science and math courses for CNSM pre-majors and majors.
- Lindgren Math Tutoring Center offers free tutoring in math courses.
- The Learning Center offers free tutoring in lower-division courses as well as academic coaching.