Serving Our Students

Undergraduate Staff Advisors have a special role on campus — they are a link between faculty and students and between students and campus. Advisors are your “tour guides” to student services and academic information in departments and across campus. Advisors have access to all the online registration and transcript information that you need. If questions or problems arise, they are trained to assist you in understanding campus policy. All issues discussed between students and Advisors are confidential. You can contact your Advisor about any questions you may have.

There are two main types of Advisors in the

College of Natural Resources:

Undergraduate Staff Advisors for Major Programs:

Undergraduate Staff Advisors specialize in a particular CNR major program. They know about faculty, course offerings, scholarships, internships, and career opportunities. They can help you find the appropriate faculty to mentor you with course work, individual research, letters of recommendation, or graduate school options. Advisors assist you with long-term program planning, meeting graduation requirements, and department regulations, policies, and information. Contact your Advisor here.

College Advisor:

The College Advisor, Donna L. Symon, assists undeclared students at the College level the same way the advisors provide service in a major. She also assists all students with the items listed below:

• Academic Probation
• Learning or physical challenges
• Readmission
• Withdrawal
• Waiver of deadline or policies
• Late Add/Drops or other decanal requests
• Part-Time Status
• Medical, financial, or personal problems that may interfere with your schoolwork

Office of Instruction and Student Affairs
260 Mulford Hall #3100
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-3100
Phone (510) 642-0542
Fax (510) 643-3132
E-mail: cnrteaching@nature.berkeley.edu