Undergraduate Advising

Undergraduate Advising Services

For questions about the neuroscience major, please contact our undergraduate advising office at neuro-uao@berkeley.edu or make an appointment with one of our advisors.

Advisors

Bonnie Tom, Senior Neuroscience Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Octavio Campos, Undergraduate Biosciences Academic Advisor

Anna McPherson, Undergraduate Biosciences Academic Advisor

Claire Eccles, Undergraduate Biosciences Academic Advisor

Appointments

**Finals Week Advising Schedule**

During Finals Week (December 16 - 20), the Biosciences Undergraduate Advising Office (IB/MCB/NEU majors) will hold Zoom-only drop-in advising in place of Short-Notice appointments, according to this schedule:

Monday - Thursday: 9am-12pm and 1-4pm
Friday: 9am-12pm

If attending these drop-in advising sessions, please try to keep the scope of your questions to 10-20 minutes as other students will be waiting for their turn too.

  • Pre-Scheduled advising appointments will still be available during Finals Week, with the appointment slots becoming available two weeks in advance, as usual. No appointments on Friday afternoon.

  • Remote appointments will be available starting January 6. 

  • Drop in advising on January 10th will be REMOTE ONLY!

  • Full regular suite of advising services (including in-person appointments) will resume on January 13.

Short-Notice Appointments

20-minute appointments. Open 48 hours in advance and must be scheduled at least 30 minutes in advance. Example: a 3 pm appointment will open at 3 pm the 2 days before. Check daily and throughout the day for new openings. Also check Pre-Scheduled Appointments (links below).

Types of Appointments available: Information on the NEU major, Declaring/Changing Major, Scheduling/Course Planning, Advising Holds, Graduation Checks, and other quick questions.

In-Person

Remote

Pre-Scheduled Appointments

Appointments are 20-40 minutes and are open 2 weeks in advance. Must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.

Types of Appointments available: Information on the NEU major, Declaring/Changing Major, Scheduling/Course Planning, Advising Holds, Graduation Check, Research (Info or units), Honors, Study Abroad, Academic Difficulty, Readmission/Withdrawal, and any other questions you have!

In-Person

Remote

Drop-In Advising

Drop-In advising takes place on most Fridays* during the Fall and Spring semesters from 1:10-3pm on Zoom and in person at 3060 VLSB. Check-in via our Google Form to get in line for drop-in advising: https://forms.gle/skvWSPWtMnumdpXF8. Please note that the form is only available on Fridays from 1-3pm.

*No Drop-In Advising on 12/20/24, 12/27/24, 1/3/25

Drop-in advising on January 10th will be REMOTE only!

Faculty Advisors

Faculty advisors are Neuroscience professors assigned to advise students about the department, its courses, research, career and other academic issues. Faculty advisors' office hours are posted on this shared sheet - you must be logged into your UC Berkeley account to access it. Please do not contact multiple faculty with the same request. Faculty advisor office hours are effective from the first day of instruction until the final day of instruction for the fall and spring semesters. Faculty advisors are not available for office hours during winter or summer break. Staff advisors are available year-round.