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Advising Office Hours

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences follows a dual-advising model. Responsibilities are broken up as indicated below.

The Department of Psychology advising office supports current students with major-specific questions such as:

  • Enrollment questions/concerns regarding the Psychology course
  • Department approval for dual degrees, double majors, and upper-division significant changes.
  • Psychology-related research, internships, teaching experience, and senior thesis opportunities.
  • General advice related to graduate school options in psychology.
  • Approval of psychology-related courses taken abroad/at another institution.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES, ACADEMIC ADVISING CENTER (AAC)

The Academic Advising Center (AAC) serves all CLAS students and is the place to go for information about non-psychology requirements for your bachelor’s degree, such as:

  • Prospective student with admissions questions
  • University/College requirements for graduation (general education, foreign language proficiency, etc.).
  • Universal Tracking and course planning for timely graduation.
  • Explanation of academic holds.
  • Explanation of placement and prerequisites for CLAS courses.
  • Academic probation.
  • Petitions for an exception or waiver of a college/university rule/regulation/requirement.
  • College approval for dual degree, double majors, and major change
  • Transient requests

Professionally trained CLAS AAC advisors can help you understand your degree audit and offer advice on planning your program regarding majors, minors, certificates, etc. To learn more about general UF academic advising, visit the Academic Advising Center at UF.

Note: To ensure academic success,  students fulfilling CLAS requirements should seek annual academic progression evaluations from the Academic Advising Center (AAC) staff. In addition, consulting with a psychology advisor about major requirements is strongly advised.

Meet with an Advisor

DROP-IN ZOOM ADVISING

Please take a moment to review the various days and times available for virtual psych advising drop-ins. All students must sign in to the advising lobby using the REMOTE LOBBY SIGN-IN link below. Following this step, be prepared to receive a notification with the Zoom link (often appearing as a pop-up). Promptly connect with the advisors scheduled for that particular time and date. Each session is designed to last only 10-15 minutes per student.

Advising office hours are subject to change, so check this page frequently.

Click here for Remote Lobby Sign-in (Links to an external site)
To see how many are on the waitlist (Links to an external site)
AdvisorMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
Davis Simmons
Student Advisor		--Canceled-
Dominic Purcell
Academic Advisor		10:30 AM- 12:00PM
2:00PM- 3:00PM		-Canceled--
Dr. Ron Chandler
Undergrad Coordinator 		See advising emails for times * Advising hours are less frequent during summer.

Please email the UF Help Desk if you are unable to access Zoom.

Email psych advising: Unable to make Zoom advising hours or have a question best suited via email? Please send your inquiry to us at psych-advising@ufl.edu to receive specific feedback. Use your GatorLink email address to provide the advisors with your questions and any necessary context information. Please do not email graduate student advisors or Dominic Purcell (department advisor) via their email accounts.

With a student body exceeding 2200, please be aware that email responses may be delayed as we address messages in the order they are received. Rest assured, we will get back to you as soon as possible. We thank you for your patience and understanding.