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Business Administration

Concentrations in:

1. Accounting
2. General Business
3. Management

• Current Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Computer Science

Starting Fall 2025

Concentrations in:

1. Traditional Computer Science

• Current Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Criminal Justice

• Current Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu or Dr. Melanie Taylor, mtaylor44@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Human Development, and Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies

• Current Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu or Dr. Alexander Reid areid2@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Interdisciplinary Studies

Concentration in:

1. General Studies (create your own major)

• Current Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Liberal Studies

Emphases in:

1. Traditional

• Current Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Religious Studies

Tracks in:

1. General
2. Double Major Track

• Current Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu or Dr. Mark Lamas, mlamas1@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Sociology

Emphasis in:

1. Traditional Sociology

Concentration in:

1. Human Services

• Current Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu or Andres Sanchez, asanchez49@csub.edu or Dr. Katt Bongar-Hoban, kbongar-hoban@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Melissa Miller, mmiller53@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Agricultural Business

1. Current Students: Last names A-K: Dr. John Deal, jdeal@csub.edu; L-Z: Dr. Aaron Hegde, shegde@csub.edu
2. Returning Students: Last names A-K: Dr. John Deal, jdeal@csub.edu; L-Z: Dr. Aaron Hegde, shegde@csub.edu
3. Incoming Transfer Students: Dr. John Deal, jdeal@csub.edu
4. First-Time, First-Year Students: Dr. John Deal, jdeal@csub.edu

Anthropology

Concentrations in:

1. Cultural Resource Management
2. Traditional Anthropology

• Current Freshman and Sophomore Students: SSE Advising Center
• Current Junior and Senior Students: Anthropology Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: SSE Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: SSE Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: SSE Advising Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email Penny Whitson, pwhitson@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Art

Emphases in:

1. Art Education
2. Art History
3. Studio Art

• Current Students: AH Student Center and Art Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center and Jesse Sugarmann jsugarmann@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email arts.humanities@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Biochemistry

Tracks in:

1. Food Science
2. Traditional Biochemistry

• Current Students: Chemistry Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB* - If you don’t get a response after 2 business days contact Glenda Guizar, gguizar@csub.edu.
• Returning Students: Dr. Jesse Bergkamp, jbergkamp@csub.edu and Glenda Guizar, gguizar@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Dr. Jesse Bergkamp, jbergkamp@csub.edu and Glenda Guizar, gguizar@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Glenda Guizar, gguizar@csub.edu

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Biology

Concentrations in:

1. Traditional Biology
2. Biotechnology

• Current Freshman Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Current Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Students: Biology Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Dr. Carl Kloock, ckloock@csub.edu and NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Business Administration

Concentrations in:

1. Accounting
2. Agricultural Business
3. Economics
4. Entrepreneurship
5. Finance
6. General Business
7. Health Care Management
8. Human Resource Management
9. Management
10. Marketing
11. Public Administration
12. Supply Chain Logistics

• Current Students: BPA Advising Center
• Returning Students: BPA Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: BPA Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: BPA Advising Center

Chemistry

Tracks in:

1. Concentration in Management and Marketing
2. Concentration in Occupational Safety and Health Management
3. Chemistry Certified by the American Chemical Society
4. Traditional Chemistry

• Current Students: Chemistry Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB* - If you don’t get a response after 2 business days contact Glenda Guizar, gguizar@csub.edu.
• Returning Students: Dr. Jesse Bergkamp, jbergkamp@csub.edu and Glenda Guizar, gguizar@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Dr. Jesse Bergkamp, jbergkamp@csub.edu and Glenda Guizar, gguizar@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Glenda Guizar, gguizar@csub.edu

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies

Concentrations in:

1. General Track
2. Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) - This program requires a specialized admission process.

• Current Freshman and Sophomore Students: SSE Advising Center
• Current Junior and Senior Students: HD-CAFS Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: SSE Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: SSE Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: SSE Advising Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email Brenda Portillo Castro, bportillo3@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Communications

Concentrations in:

1. Digital Media
2. Journalism
3. Public Relations

• Current Students: AH Student Center and Communications Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email arts.humanities@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Computer Engineering

If you HAVE completed CMPS 2020 Programming II:

• Current Students: Computer Engineering Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Dr. Saeed Jafarzadeh, sjafarzadeh@csub.edu and NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First Time, First Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you. 

If you HAVE NOT completed CMPS 2020 Programming II:

• Current Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Returning Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

Computer Science

Concentrations in:

1. Traditional Computer Science
2. Computer Information Systems
3. Information Security

If you HAVE completed CMPS 2020 Programming II:

• Current Students: Computer Science Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Dr. Saeed Jafarzadeh, sjafarzadeh@csub.edu and NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First Time, First Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you. 

If you HAVE NOT completed CMPS 2020 Programming II:

• Current Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Returning Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First Time, First Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

Criminal Justice

• Current Freshman and Sophomore Students: SSE Advising Center
• Current Junior and Senior Students: Criminal Justice Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: SSE Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: SSE Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: SSE Advising Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email Madison Tingey, mtingey@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Economics

Concentrations in:

1. Accounting
2. Finance
3. Supply Chain Logistics

• Current Students: Dr. Richard Gearhart, rgearhart1@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Dr. Richard Gearhart, rgearhart1@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Dr. Richard Gearhart, rgearhart1@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Dr. Richard Gearhart, rgearhart1@csub.edu

Electrical Engineering

Emphases in:

1. General Electrical Engineering
2. Energy and Power Engineering

If you HAVE completed ENGR/ECE/PHYS 2070 (Electric Circuits):

• Current Students: Electrical Engineering Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Dr. Saeed Jafarzadeh, sjafarzadeh@csub.edu and NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First Time, First Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you. 

If you HAVE NOT completed ENGR/ECE/PHYS 2070 (Electric Circuits):

• Current Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Returning Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First Time, First Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

Engineering

Emphases in:

1. General Engineering
2. Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
3. Energy and Power Engineering
4. Engineering Management
5. Petroleum Engineering

• Current Freshman and Sophomore Students: Elizabeth Sanchez, esanchez42@csub.edu, and
• Jeannie Ballestero, jballestero1@csub.edu
• Current Junior and Senior Students: Engineering Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Dr. Travis Moore, tmoore24@csub.edu, Elizabeth Sanchez, esanchez42@csub.edu, and Jeannie Ballestero, jballestero1@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Elizabeth Sanchez, esanchez42@csub.edu, and Jeannie Ballestero, jballestero1@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Elizabeth Sanchez, esanchez42@csub.edu, and Jeannie Ballestero, jballestero1@csub.edu

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

English

Emphases in:

1. Credential (EMCE)
2. Language and Literature (EMLL)

• Current Students: AH Student Center and English Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email arts.humanities@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Environmental Resource Management

Tracks in:

1. General
2. Safety

• Current Students: Dr. Aaron Hegde, shegde@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Dr. Aaron Hegde, shegde@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Dr. Aaron Hegde, shegde@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Dr. Aaron Hegde, shegde@csub.edu

Geology

• Current Students: Geology Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB* and Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Dr. William Krugh, wkrugh@csub.edu, and Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

History

Emphases in:

1. Public History
2. Traditional History

Concentration in:

1. Social Science Teaching

• Current Students: AH Student Center and History Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email arts.humanities@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you. 

Human Biological Sciences

• Current Freshman Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• CurrentSophomore,Junior,andSenior Students: Human Biological Sciences Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Dr. Carl Kloock, ckloock@csub.edu and NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Interdisciplinary Studies

Concentrations in:

1. Ethnic and Area Studies
2. General Studies (create your own major)
3. Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

• Current Students: Janine Cornelison, jcornelison1@csub.edu 
• Returning Students: Janine Cornelison, jcornelison1@csub.edu 
• Incoming Transfer Students: Janine Cornelison, jcornelison1@csub.edu 
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Janine Cornelison, jcornelison1@csub.edu 

Kinesiology

Concentrations in:

1. Allied Health
2. Applied Exercise Science
3. Physical Activity Leadership

• Current Freshman and Sophomore Students: SSE Advising Center
• Current Junior and Senior Students: Kinesiology Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: SSE Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: SSE Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: SSE Advising Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email Emily Walker, ewalker18@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Liberal Studies

Emphases in:

1. General (Non-Teaching)
2. Integrated Baccalaureate for Excellence in Studies and Teaching (IBEST)
3. Integrated Special Education (ISPED)
4. Subject Matter Authorization - English
5. Subject Matter Authorization - Math
6. Subject Matter Authorization - Science
7. Traditional

• Current Students: Liberal Studies Advisor
• Returning Students: Liberal Studies Advisor
• Incoming Transfer Students: Liberal Studies Advisor
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Liberal Studies Advisor

Mathematics

Concentrations in:

1. Applied Mathematics
2. Blended Teaching
3. Pure Mathematics
4. Statistics
5. Teaching

If you HAVE completed MATH 2510 Calculus I:

• Current Students: Mathematics Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Dr. Maureen Rush, mrush@csub.edu, and Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu
• First Time, First Year Students: Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you. 

If you HAVE NOT completed MATH 2510 Calculus I:

• Current Students: Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu
• First Time, First Year Students: Yolanda Moreno, ymoreno3@csub.edu

Music

Emphases in:

1. General Music
2. Music Education

Music Program Auditions

• Current Students: AH Student Center and Music Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center and Dr. Joel Haney, jhaney@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center and Dr. Joel Haney, jhaney@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center and Dr. Joel Haney, jhaney@csub.edu

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email arts.humanities@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Natural Sciences

Concentrations in:

1. Biology
2. Chemistry
3. Foundational Science
4. Geology
5. Physics

• Current Freshman Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Current Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Students: Natural Sciences Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Dr. Carl Kloock, ckloock@csub.edu and NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: NSME Student Advising and Success Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Nursing

If you are not admitted into the Nursing program, please view the Pre-Health major to find your advisor.

• Current Students: Nursing Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: Nursing Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Incoming Transfer Students: Nursing Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email nursing@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Nursing (RN to BSN)

• Current Students: Odessa Ribaya, oribaya@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Odessa Ribaya, oribaya@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Odessa Ribaya, oribaya@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: N/A

Philosophy

Emphases in:

1. General Philosophy
2. Law, Justice, and Social Policy

• Current Students: AH Student Center and Philosophy Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email arts.humanities@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Physics

• Current Students: Physics Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*, Elizabeth Sanchez, esanchez42@csub.edu, and Jeannie Ballestero, jballestero1@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Dr. Travis Moore, tmoore24@csub.edu, Elizabeth Sanchez, esanchez42@csub.edu, and Jeannie Ballestero, jballestero1@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Elizabeth Sanchez, esanchez42@csub.edu, and Jeannie Ballestero, jballestero1@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Elizabeth Sanchez, esanchez42@csub.edu, and Jeannie Ballestero, jballestero1@csub.edu

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Political Science

Emphases in:

1. American Politics
2. Global Politics
3. Pre-Law
4. Power and Justice

• Current Freshman and Sophomore Students: SSE Advising Center
• Current Junior and Senior Students: Political Science Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: SSE Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: SSE Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: SSE Advising Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email Micaela Yanez, myanez@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Pre-Health

• Current Students: Alexis Rubio, arubio18@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Alexis Rubio, arubio18@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Alexis Rubio, arubio18@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Alexis Rubio, arubio18@csub.edu

Psychology

• Current Freshman and Sophomore Students: SSE Advising Center
• Current Junior and Senior Students: Advised by Psychology Faculty Advisors. Follow the advising process in the course "Psychology Connection and Advising" in your Canvas. Contact Penny Whitson at pwhitson@csub.edu if you do not have access to this course. 
• Returning Students: SSE Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: SSE Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: SSE Advising Center

Public Administration

• Current Students during the school year: Dr. Steve Daniels rdaniels@csub.edu
• Current Students during breaks: BPA Advising Center
• Returning Students: Dr. Steve Daniels rdaniels@csub.edu and BPA Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: Dr. Steve Daniels rdaniels@csub.edu and BPA Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Dr. Steve Daniels rdaniels@csub.edu and BPA Advising Center

Public Health

• Current Students: Public Health Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB* and Jackeline Luna, jluna15@csub.edu
• Returning Students: Jackeline Luna, jluna15@csub.edu
• Incoming Transfer Students: Jackeline Luna, jluna15@csub.edu
• First-Time, First-Year Students: Jackeline Luna, jluna15@csub.edu

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email sciencecenter@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Religious Studies

Paths in:

1. General Religious Studies
2. Double Major 

• Current Students: AH Student Center and Religious Studies Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email arts.humanities@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Sociology

Concentrations in:

1. Human Services
2. Racial and Ethnic Dynamics
3. Traditional Sociology

• Current Freshman and Sophomore Students: SSE Advising Center
• Current Junior and Senior Students: Sociology Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: SSE Advising Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: SSE Advising Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: SSE Advising Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email Alex Alva, aalva6@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Spanish

• Current Students: AH Student Center and Spanish Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center

*If your myCSUB account does not reflect a faculty advisor, please email arts.humanities@csub.edu and one will be assigned to you.

Theatre

• Current Students: AH Student Center and Theatre Faculty Advisor listed in your MyCSUB*
• Returning Students: AH Student Center and Mandy Rees, mrees@csub.edu  
• Incoming Transfer Students: AH Student Center and Mandy Rees, mrees@csub.edu  
• First-Time, First-Year Students: AH Student Center and Mandy Rees, mrees@csub.edu  

Undeclared

• Current Students: See Message Above
• Returning Students: See Message Above
• Incoming Transfer Students: See Message Above
• First-Time, First-Year Students: See Message Above

Undeclared students must declare a major by the time they earn 40 semester units.