Welcome to CAFES Advising Center

Professional advisors provide assistance with navigating the university system. This includes things like:

• Academic policies and procedures
• Long-term schedule planning
• Change of major contracts
• Graduation checks for seniors
• Academic probation issues
• Readmission questions and processes
• Study Abroad questions (after student consults with the Study Abroad Office)

Scheduled appointments are required and each appointment can last up to 30 minutes. See below for directions on scheduling an appointment.

Professional advisors contacts >

Faculty Advisors can be visited during their individual office hours (posted by office doors, or check with departmental office). Faculty Advisors are experts in their field, and are an excellent resource for the following issues:

• Concentration Questions 
• Internship Opportunities
• Industry Connections
• Senior Projects 
• Career Options

See Faculty Advisor information >

Peer Advising is available for winter quarter 2021. For advising needs, please email CafesAdvising@calpoly.edu with advising questions or to set up a Zoom appointment.  
We also offer Zoom drop-in advising sessions -- no appointment needed! See days, times, and zoom link by major, in table above.

CAFES Advising Virtual Drop-In Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - Noon and 2 - 3 p.m.

• Curriculum Sheets & Flow Charts
• Schedule Builder
• Degree Progress Report  (Found in your Cal Poly Portal)
• Declare Concentration
• Degree Planner - (Always keep this updated at least 3 quarters out, and login once per quarter, minimum)
• Polyprofile- (View grades, AP scores, Progress Gauge, and Transferred Courses) Login to your Portal.
• Class Registration Demos
• Class Search
• Cal Poly University Advising Resources
• CAFES virtual librarian: Leyla Cabugos, lcabugos@calpoly.edu