Advising
General Academic Advising
The College of Social Sciences (CoSS) Student Success Center provides general education advising for undergraduate students majoring or wanting to major in any of the departments and programs in CoSS. The College of Social Sciences Student Success Center is located in Clark Hall 240.
We are transitioning to Spartan Connect for booking most appointments. Please go through Spartan Connect in the One.SJSU.edu portal. Here are step-by-step instructions for how to book appointments or find drop-in hours—be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of the location list for Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. If you're having difficulty booking, please let us know.
Sociology (SOCI) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)
- Dr. William Armaline
- william.armaline@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 2:00- 3:00 PM
- DMH 216
- Dr. Natalie Boero
- natalie.boero@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours (Drop in): Mondays 8:30- 10:30 AM and Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 PM and by appointment
- DMH 240
- Dr. Soma de Bourbon
- soma.debourbon@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours:
- DMH 238A
- Dr. Faustina DuCros
- faustina.ducros@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours:
- DMH 212
- Dr. Carlos Garcia
- carlos.e.garcia@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:15- 11:30 AM and by appointment
- DMH 222
- Dr. Morgan Sanchez
- morgan.sanchez@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays & Wenesdays 10:15- 10:45 AM
- Advising (Drop in) Hours : Mondays & Wednesdays
- 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM
- Advising (Zoom) Hours : Thursdays 1:00- 3:00 PM by appointment
- DMH 220
- Find a Zoom Appointment
- Dr. Megan Thiele Strong
- megan.thiele@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:15 AM in person and 1:30- 2:15 PM on Zoom appointment
- DMH 224
- Dr. Yolanda Wiggins
- yolanda.wiggins@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Thursdays 8:00- 9:00 AM
- Advising (Drop in) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM and by appointment
- Advising (Zoom) Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00- 4:30 PM
- DMH 211
- Find a Zoom Appointment
Asian American Studies (AAS) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)
- Dr. Wayne Jopanda
- wayne.jopanda@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:00- 4:30 PM and by appointment
- DMH 221
- Find an appointment
- Dr. Yvonne Kwan
- yvonne.y.kwan@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays 3:00- 4:00 PM
- DMH 213
- Find an appointment
- Dr. Maiana Manriquez
- mariana.manriquez@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00- 4:00 PM
- DMH 216
- Find an appointment
- Dr. Trung Nguyen
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- trung.p.nguyen@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Mondays 1:30- 2:30 PM and by appointment in
- DMH 223 and CAPISE Office in Student Union 1520 (Sept 7th)
- Find an appointment
- Dr. Saugher Nojan
- saugher.nojan@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30- 11:30 AM
- DMH 220
- Find an appointment
- Dr. Joanne Rondilla
- joanne.rondilla@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: Asian American Studies Advising Hours: Tuesdays 11 AM- 1:00 PM via Google Meet and Thursdays 2:00- 4:00 PM
- DMH 223
- Find an appointment
Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Major/Minor Advising (Fall/Spring)
- Dr. Tanya Bakhru
- tanya.bakhru@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: DMH 239B
- Find an Appointment
- Dr. Susana Gallardo
- susana.gallardo@sjsu.edu
- Office Hours: DMH 238A
- Find an Appointment
Other Minor Advising
You can find the right advisor on our Advising Faculty page.
Advising Hub
For general information and questions, students can refer to the Advising Hub webpage which is meant to bring together all the different advising and counseling offices to make it easier for you to find the updated, reliable information you need.
