Program Advising
Program advising is all about your specific major(s) and minor(s). If you have questions about majors, minors or degrees, your program advisor is the one to ask. They can help you with:
- Building a four-year plan for your major.
- Integrating your GE classes with your major.
- Studying abroad in a program that aligns with your interests and goals.
- Anything else related to majors/minors.
Faculty Mentoring
Faculty mentoring is exactly what it sounds like: getting one-on-one guidance from a professor. Faculty will use their deep subject-area expertise and industry connections (as well as knowledge of your interests, goals and strengths) to provide expert advice.
Your faculty mentor can provide:
- Personalized academic mentoring.
- Designing your own major or interdisciplinary study.
- Building a personalized plan for the professional world or graduate school.
Career Advising
Dedicated career advising is available from every school/college at Chapman. This helps ensure that your career advisor is knowledgeable about the careers and opportunities in your major.
Your career advisor can help you find an internship or prepare for lining up a job after you graduate.
And since we offer career assistance for life, you can get career advising at Chapman from before you ever set foot on campus to well after you’ve graduated.
Specialized Advising
We also offer specialized advising to help you reach specific goals. Just a few examples include:
- The Pre-Med and Pre-Health Advising program helps students become competitive applicants to medical or professional school.
- The Pre-Law Program helps students prepare to apply to law school.
- The Film Festival Office helps film students navigate the complex, diverse, and evolving film festival and distribution worlds.
Peer Advising and Mentoring
At Chapman, advising isn’t just a one-way street. In addition to help from staff and faculty, you’ll get help from your fellow students with peer advising.
Many schools/colleges and departments have a peer advising program where upperclass students help new and incoming students. For example, in our We CU! Mentoring Program, current first-generation students help new and incoming first-generation students get off to a great start at Chapman.
And if you’re interested in becoming a peer advisor and helping others, you can do that too (once you have a few semesters of college under your belt).
Ask a Student
Still have questions about the Chapman experience? Our student ambassadors are here to help. Feel free to reach out!
