Walk-in advising and ZotChat are currently unavailable during the summer. Please email us at educadvising@uci.edu or schedule an appointment here. 

Walk-In Advising - Stay tuned for fall 2022 hours!

Walk-in advising consists of brief ~15 minute meetings that are facilitated by our Education Peer Academic Advisors. Slots cannot be pre-scheduled, students are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. 

*Schedules are subject to change at anytime, please check back on this page for updated hours.

ZotChat Advising - Stay tuned for fall 2022 hours!

ZotChat is an online live chat service available for students to ask general counseling or advising related questions. We are available to answer general questions related to the following:

• Policies and Procedures
• Degree Requirements for Education Sciences Majors/Minors
• Change of Major Requirements for Education Sciences Majors/Minors
• Prerequisite Information/Prerequisite Clearance
• Enrollment Issues
• Excess Unit Request
• Course Offering Information

ZotChat is intended for questions that can be answered quickly. For questions/advisement requiring more time, please book an appointment with an advisor, please see below for more info. ZotChat is NOT intended to answer questions related to:

• Career Counseling
• Admissions Counseling
• Transcript Evaluation
• Graduation Checks
• Creating a Study Plan
• Academic Probation or Disqualification
• Personal/Crisis/Mental Health Counseling

ZotChat is not available for Personal/Crisis/Mental Health Counseling. UC Irvine students in need of these services should contact the UCI Counseling Center directly: http://www.counseling.uci.edu/
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