Student Advising Notice

The EECS student advising teams will have at-home/on-campus hybrid work schedules until further notice. 

  • EECS Grad Students Services Staff Schedule

  • How to access EECS Undergraduate Advising: The EECS Undergraduate Advisors have postponed in-person advising and will offer virtual services until further notice. For assistance,  EECS Advisors are answering extensive questions via email at eecs-advising@eecs.berkeley.edu and meeting with students in scheduled appointments via youcanbookme.

To contact a staff member

Please email one of the following aliases:

2021 L&S CS Undergraduate Advisors

CS Undergraduate Advising and Support

The Computer Science Division offers advising services for undergraduate students regarding degree requirements, enrollment, and resources. We are here to help and support you through your studies. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions related to the CS major, coursework, research, or just need someone to talk to. We're available for appointments and drop-in advising, but would encourage you to book an appointment to guarantee that we're available and prepared for our meeting.

Meet the CS Major Advisors

We are here to help and support you through your studies here at Cal. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions related to the CS major, coursework, research, etc.  We're available for appointments and drop-in advising.

You can also reach us by email at cs-advising@cs.berkeley.edu.  Many questions can be answered quickly with email and we aim for prompt responses.

  • Virtual and in person Drop-in Advising:  we are offering both remote and in person drop in advising at this time on Wednesdays from 10:00 am-12:00 pm & 1:30-3:30 pm.  Please join us on Zoom - https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/95853589766 or in person in 349 Soda Hall. *Nov. 23 we will only have morning virtual drop-in advising only*
  • Please contact the advisors if you are not able to attend drop ins: cs-advising@cs.berkeley.edu
  • Prospective-non UCB students may schedule an appointment through BerkeleyCS.YouCanBook.Me
  • UCB students including those intended and not yet declared in CS, should use calcentral to make appointments and we also encourage you to attend drop ins.
  • CS Peer advisor virtual drop-in schedule below

CS Undergraduate Advising

 
Leslie Mach
CS Student Advisor

349 Soda,+1 (510) 664-4600
cs-advising@cs.berkeley.edu
All Current UCB students including CS and CS- intended: Book an appointment with CalCentral
Prospective  students: Book an appointment with Leslie

Academic advising, program planning, degree checks and audits, course selection, and prospective and intended student advising for students in the College of Letters & Science studying Computer Science.

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Lydia Raya
CS Student Advisor

349 Soda, +1 (510) 664-4436
cs-advising@cs.berkeley.edu
All Current UCB students including CS and CS- intended: Book an appointment with CalCentral
Prospective students: Book an appointment with Lydia

Academic advising, program planning, degree checks and audits, course selection, and prospective and intended student advising for students in the College of Letters & Science studying Computer Science.

Charlene Duncan
CS Student Advisor

349 Soda Hall, +1 (510) 642-2357
cs-advising@cs.berkeley.edu
All Current UCB students including CS and CS- intended : Book an appointment with CalCentral
Prospective  students: Book an appointment with Charlene

Academic advising, program planning, degree checks and audits, course selection, and prospective and intended student advising for students in the College of Letters & Science studying Computer Science.

Carol Marshall
CS Student Advisor

349 Soda Hall, +1 (510) 664-5230
cs-advising@cs.berkeley.edu
All Current UCB students including CS and CS- intended students : Book an appointment with CalCentral
Prospective students: Book an appointment with Carol

Academic advising, program planning, degree checks and audits, course selection, and prospective and intended student advising for students in the College of Letters & Science studying Computer Science.

Heather Levien
CS Student Advisor

205 Cory, cs-advising@cs.berkeley.edu
All UCB students, including CS and CS-intended students: Book an appointment with CalCentral
EECS & Prospective UCB students: Book an appointment with Heather

Academic advising, program planning, degree checks and audits, course selection;  prospective students and advising for students in the College of Letters & Science intending to study Computer Science.

Gina Garcia
CS Student Advisor

205 Cory, +1 (510) 642-7644
cs-advising@cs.berkeley.edu
EECS and prospective students: Book an appointment with Gina
All UCB students including intended L&S CS students: Book an appointment with CalCentral

Academic advising, program planning, degree checks and audits, course selection, and prospective and intended student advising for students in the College of Letters & Science studying Computer Science.

Meet the CS Enrollment Managers

Meet with a peer advisor!

Would you like to receive advice from a peer advisor about CS courses or how to plan for a future semester? There are two ways to have your questions answered by a peer advisor:

  1. By e-mail. Please send an e-mail to peer@eecs.berkeley.edu with your questions for our peer advisors to assist
  2. Virtual drop-in Zoom sessions. Please come to their weekly virtual drop-in advising via zoom (No peer advisor drop-in during Thanksgiving week (11/23, 11/24, & 11/25):

Justin Zhang

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Hometown: San Diego, CA

Major: Computer Science

Year in School: Senior

Current CS Courses: CS 162, CS 168

Completed CS Courses/projects: CS 61A/B/C, CS 70, EECS 16A/B, CS 161, CS 186, CS 188

Favorite Vacation Spot: Hawaii

Favorite Dessert: Coffee Ice Cream

Something I am proud of is: I can finally bench two plates! 

Students should visit a peer advisor because: peer advisors have gone through the CS experiences at Berkeley and can provide personal advice about classes, extracurriculars, and any other difficulties or challenges students have while navigating college!

Tanvi Khot

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Hometown: Cupertino, CA

Major: Computer Science

Year in School: Junior

Current CS Courses: CS 161, CS 186

Completed CS Courses/projects: CS 61A/B/C, CS 70, EECS 16A/B, DATA 100, CS 188, CS 170

Favorite Vacation Spot: Denali, Alaska

Favorite Dessert: Chocolate chip cookies

Something I am proud of is: I can pick up different mediums of art pretty fast!

Students should visit a peer advisor because: It allows students to ask their peers who have walked similar paths to them advice!

David Zhang

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Hometown: Pleasanton, Ca

Major: Computer Science

Year in School: Senior

Current CS Courses: CS 294-163, EECS 151

Completed CS Courses/projects: CS 189, CS 188, CS 182, CS 170, CS 162, CS 161, EECS 127, EECS 126, EE 123, EE 122

Favorite Vacation Spot: Monterey Bay

Favorite Dessert: Coffee ice cream

Something I am proud of is: My cooking skills :)

Students should visit a peer advisor because: We can help make navigating CS at Cal easier, and can provide a student's perspective on questions you might have.

 

Other Contacts

  • If you have a general question, you can search for it on our EECS 101 Piazza Q&A forum.  We use Piazza for departmental announcements, enrollment updates, and peer-directed correspondence.
  • Questions about breadth requirements, withdrawal, picking a major:  L&S advising