Appointments and Drop-in Advising

AEA advisors offer appointments (in-person and virtual) and drop-in advising (virtual only) throughout the year for students with an active affiliation with the AEA office.

Appointments

Steps to schedule an advising appointment:

1. Log into your Advise USC student portal and select the “Schedule an Appointment” button in the My Appointments section.
2. Click Assigned and select your assigned advisor’s name.
3. Under Select a Topic, choose a topic and subtopic.
4. Select the earliest date and time that works best with your availability.
5. Include a comment regarding the topics you would like to discuss such as major and minor interests, goals, and questions.
6. Proceed to schedule the appointment.

Reminders:

• Refer to the Advise USC Home page > “Recent Announcements” and to the AEA Calendar of Events for advising appointment dates and procedures, which are announced throughout the semester.
• Appointments must be booked at least 24 hours in advance. You may schedule either in-person or virtual (Zoom) appointments.
• If you are not in Los Angeles and need to calculate Pacific Time, you can use the Time Zone Calculator.
• If you are unable to attend your scheduled appointment, please cancel or reschedule your appointment as soon as possible. Instructions:
  • Log into your Advise USC student portal and navigate to My Appointments.
  • On the scheduled appointment, click “Reschedule or Cancel.”
  • You can choose to cancel the appointment or reschedule it for a different date and time that works with your availability.

Drop-In Advising

Virtual drop-in advising is available at various points during the semester including:

• Week 1, 2 and 3 of fall and spring semester
• Registration deadline days, such as the Friday, Week 3 add/drop deadline, and withdrawal deadlines
• Peak registration days during the AEA Mandatory Advising period

No appointments are allowed or required for drop-in advising, making it a convenient way to connect with an advisor around your availability.

We’ve included general drop-in instructions below.

Instructions:

1. Complete the Drop-In Advising sign-in form found in the applicable Advise USC announcement when you are ready to meet with an advisor.
   • Students are seen on a first come, first served basis.
   • Wait times may be shorter if you are willing to meet with the first available advisor, instead of your assigned advisor.
   • Sign-ins will close 30 minutes before the end of each session block.
   • Use the Time Zone Calculator if you are outside of Los Angeles and want to check the time difference.  

2. After you submit your drop-in request, please wait for an AEA advisor to send you an email with a Zoom link for your drop-in advising appointment. Please do not sign in more than once if you are still waiting for an advisor to contact you.

3. Join the Zoom room and meet with the advisor. If you do not log in to the Zoom room within 10 minutes of being sent the Zoom link via email, you will be marked as a no-show and must sign in again to be added to the queue.

Reminder: Refer to the Advise USC Home Page > Recent Announcements and to the AEA Calendar of Events for drop-in procedures and dates, which are announced throughout the semester.