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

Physics-Advising will open for incoming freshman admits on August 8. Incoming freshman admits will need to contact PHYSICS through the Virtual Advising Center (vac.ucsd.edu) starting that day. Incoming freshman admits can schedule an appointment at this link starting in week 1 of fall term. 

Visiting summer sessions students are asked to read the Visiting Summer Student information and email advising@physics.ucsd.edu for questions not addressed in our posted information. 

Sending a message via VAC is the preferred and most efficient 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 and incoming FA24 transfers via Zoom. Appointments are available in weeks 1-10 (or weeks 1-5 for each summer session). Appointments must be scheduled in advance.

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. Starting June 24, click here to book your 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 via Zoom.  Appointments are typically available in weeks 3-6 and week 10 (or weeks 2-5 for each summer session). 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 summer session 1 (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).

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: