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College of Arts and Humanities

College of Arts and Humanities Advising and Support Center

We are committed to providing you the tools to navigate your education and succeed in your chosen profession.

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Important notes

  • Newly admitted students who have yet to start their first semester at Fresno State must complete their attendance with Dog Days New Student Orientation before any academic advising takes place.
  • Please check your Student Portal for any registration holds that may have been placed on your account. Mandatory Advising Holds will be lifted by your major faculty advisor.
    Note: We contact students with Probation, Freshman Advising, and Transfer Advising holds directly. Please check your email for further information if one of these holds applies to you.
  • We will not be seeing appointments for Change of majors/minors between the weeks of 8/20/25-9/2/25. Please note you may still take classes for intended undeclared majors/minors as there are no restrictions in our college.

Appointment Times

  • Summer appointment times: Mon-Fri 8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

  • All appointments are over Zoom unless otherwise requested.

  • Please email your counselor based on your last name (see Counselor Selection) or use Bulldog Connect. However, if you have been working with a specific academic counselor in the past, please feel free to continue to work with them individually.

Counselor Selection

Please use the following alpha breakdown (by your last name) to schedule an appointment with your academic counselor. 

Schedule an Appointment

Once the appointment is scheduled, you will receive an appointment notification which will explain how to conduct the appointment via Zoom. If you have trouble scheduling an appointment using Bulldog Connect or have questions which can be answered via email, please email your assigned academic counselor directly.
Schedule an appointment on Bulldog Connect

Advising and Support Center Services

  • Reviewing GE pattern
  • Lower division Major requirements
  • Graduation requirements
  • Upper Division Writing Requirement
  • GPA
  • Class registration
  • Explaining policies and procedures
  • Leave of absence/stop out
  • Probation/Disqualification
  • Assist in the petition process (University Advising Center)

 

Major Advising

Major advising is available through the academic Departments within the College of Arts and Humanities. Below are links to academic department advising pages.

Commencement vs Applying for Graduation

COMMENCEMENT: The ceremony held only in Spring semesters where students wear their cap/gown and walk across the stage

APPLYING FOR GRADUATION: An application a student fills out on their Student Portal during the semester they plan to complete all degree requirements, which results in obtaining your diploma in the mail at a later date. Can be done in Fall, Spring, or Summer.

The College of Arts and Humanities Advising Center is located in Speech Arts 156