Please email advising@physics.ucsd.edu for advice/information.

Sending a message to PHYSICS through the Virtual Advising Center (vac.ucsd.edu) is the exclusive way to contact our office with questions. Questions submitted via VAC typically receive a response within 1-3 business days.

During campus closures, academic departments are closed, including department VAC portals. Please submit your message once the VAC re-opens. 

Fifteen-minute one-on-one appointments are available to current majors. Appointments are available in weeks 1-10. Appointments must be scheduled in advance and we will begin accepting appointment requests in week 1.

To request an appointment, please follow these three steps:

1. Read ALL past contact records and academic notices in the VAC from any/all units (not just past PHYS messages in the VAC). After that, proceed to step 2.

2. Click here to submit relevant documents for review (note: we may process your document ahead of your appointment taking place, especially if it is time-sensitive). September 30 or later, move on to step 3. 

3. Click the link we post on September 30 to book your appointment.

• Note: For Zoom meetings, both your audio and video must be on for the duration of the appointment and you must be able to use the share-screen feature to share your screen during the appointment.

If you need to cancel/reschedule your appointment: 

• It is your responsibility to alert PHYSICS through the VAC at least 24 hours in advance of your appointment and to submit a new appointment request. 

If you miss your appointment and gave no notice that you need to cancel/reschedule:

• You may request a new appointment. In most cases, your new appointment will need to be scheduled at least one week after the missed appointment. If your missed appointment falls in the last week of appointments for the term, your new appointment will need to be scheduled in the subsequent term.

Fifteen-minute one-on-one appointments are available to non-majors.  Appointments are available in weeks 3 through 6 and week 10 for fall term. Appointments must be scheduled in advance. When requesting an appointment, it is important to follow the steps below and provide all of the requested information. Pre-meeting info. will be sent along with your confirmed appointment day, time, and location. To request an appointment, please follow these three steps:

1. Read ALL past contact records and academic notices in the VAC from any/all units (not just past PHYS messages in the VAC). After that, proceed to step 2.

2. Click here to submit relevant documents for review (note: we may process your document ahead of your appointment taking place, especially if it is time-sensitive). Then move on to step 3. 

3. Copy and paste the text below into a VAC message to PHYSICS and fill out the information before hitting submit.

Hi! I'd like to request an appointment with Physics Advising. Here are ALL of the days and times I can meet throughout a typical week of fall term (8am - 3pm only):

Mondays:
Tuesdays:
Wednesdays:
Thursdays:
Fridays:

Here are the topics and questions I want to discuss:

Topic 1: 
My questions are: 

Topic 2:
My questions are: 

Topic 3:
My questions are: 

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What to do after submitting your appointment request:

• Monitor your VAC for our reply with your appointment details and Zoom link. Check your VAC regularly after receiving email or text notifications that we've posted our reply. If you missed any of the three steps above, you will be required to begin the appointment scheduling process again to complete any/all missed step(s).
• Note: For Zoom meetings, both your audio and video must be on for the duration of the appointment and you must be able to use the share-screen feature to share your screen during the appointment.

If you need to cancel/reschedule your appointment: 

• It is your responsibility to alert PHYSICS through the VAC at least 24 hours in advance of your appointment and to submit a new appointment request. 

If you miss your appointment and gave no notice that you need to cancel/reschedule:

• You may request a new appointment. In most cases, your new appointment will need to be scheduled at least one week after the missed appointment. If your missed appointment falls in the last week of appointments for the term, your new appointment will need to be scheduled in the subsequent term.

Physics Advising closes in correlation with campus closures. When the VAC closes, advising is unavailable (there are no drop-ins or appointments, and VAC messaging is also unavailable). Please take note of upcoming VAC closures: