Welcome to the College of Health & Human Services' Academic Advising & Resource Center

The College of Health and Human Services is pleased to introduce the new Academic Advising and Resource Center, located in Human Services & Design (HS&D) 117.

The Academic Advising & Resource Center (AARC) offers information on student support services and provides undergraduate academic advising for both general education and major requirements to students in all of the CHHS disciplines: Criminal Justice, Communicative Disorders, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health Care Administration, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Nursing, Pre-Physical Therapy, Professional Studies, Radiation Therapy, Recreation & Leisure Studies, and Social Work.

Academic advisement is available for current, returning, and prospective students through both one-on-one hour-long appointments and small group workshops. Advisors are able to assist students with comprehensive academic planning, including schedule planning, transfer assistance, degree substitutions & waivers, academic probation & disqualification, academic appeals, degree audits, and graduation checks. Advisors also connect students to other support services on campus, including faculty mentoring, career development services, and additional counseling services.

Each major department in the College of Health and Human Services has an academic advisor who is best matched to serve the needs of its students:

• Merry Eyman, Director, is the specialist advisor for Health Care Administration, Health Sciences, including Pre-Radiation Therapy, Kinesiology, including Pre-Kinesiology candidates, Profesional Studies , and Recreation & Leisure Studies.
• Rachel Wiedemann is the specialist advisor for Communicative Disorders and Criminal Justice, including Pre-Criminal Justice candidates.
• Maria Organista is the specialist advisor for Nursing and Social Work, including Pre-Nursing and Pre-Social Work candidates.
• Norma Palacios is the specialist advisor for Family and Consumer Sciences.

For information and appointments, students are encouraged to call the reception desk at (562) 985-2691, or email chhsaarc@csulb.edu. Students may also come in for a quick question or await the next available walk-in appointment.