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Politics Advising by Appointment (Summer 2021)

Monday-Thursday: 9a-4pm

*Appointments can be made via Slug Success. Instructions on how to make an appointment can be found here. For other appointment times email polimajor@ucsc.edu to set up an alternative time.

Online Peer Advising Hours for Summer 2021

Peer advisors can answer any questions about major and minor requirements, assist with academic planning, help you prepare declaration of major/minor paperwork, and provide guidance on UCDC, UC Sacramento, and Study abroad program requirements. Peer advising hours are on a drop-in basis. Peer advisors can be reached via Google Meet. To connect with peer advising make sure to add us to your Google contacts, lgstpoli@ucsc.edu. Add instructions can be found here.

Summer peer advising hours are as follows:

Monday: 10a-12p
Tuesday: 9a-12p
Wednesday: 10a-12p & 1p-4p
Thursday: 9a-12p & 1p-4p
Friday: 10a-4p

Fall 21 Declaration of Politics major deadline is on October 21.

If you intend to declare our major make sure to 1) contact Peer Advising at lgstpoli@ucsc.edu to fill out the paperwork needed and 2) sign up for a Fall declaration of major workshop here. To declare you can also make an advising appointment with Jerry Diaz on Slug Success. Make sure to have all your forms filled out prior to your advising appointment. If you are already declared in a major, please obtain a signed academic plan from your major advisor and set an appointment to get declared.