Neuroscience advisors are available to support all students within the Neuroscience major (BS) and minor programs. Advisors offer 30-minute advising appointments and virtual drop-in advising sessions to current UCLA undergraduate students. Please contact your College Counseling Unit regarding all non-major requirements, or the respective departmental advising office for other major/minor program inquiries.

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Summer 2025 Academic Advising

Please see below for information on getting in touch with our advising office over the summer.

***The Neuroscience Advising Office will be closed on July 4th in observance of the Independence Day holiday***

Email

The best method of contacting our advising office is via email. Please email neurosci@ucla.edu with any inquiries. For UCLA students, please ensure to include your UID in your email correspondence.

Please note: It may take 1-2 business days to receive a response.

30-Minute Advising Appointments

Students can schedule a 30-minute advising appointment for in-depth inquiries that require a longer meeting. Advising appointments are available Monday – Friday, and are offered remotely and in-person (depending on advisor availability throughout the week). Advisors open appointment slots on a frequent basis, so please check the booking site consistently for openings if there are none immediately available. Our advising office is busy especially during peak times of the quarter (e.g., beginning of the quarter, enrollment periods, etc.), so if you are unable to schedule an advising appointment, please consider attending virtual drop-in hours or emailing us.

To schedule a 30-minute advising appointment, please visit our booking site.

Appointment slots to meet with Aftin are released on a daily basis, and students can schedule an appointment up to two weeks in advance. Appointment slots to meet with Louis are released on Fridays, and students can schedule an appointment up to a week in advance.

Please plan to join your scheduled advising appointment on time and prepared. We offer a 10-minute grace period, however students must reschedule the advising appointment once the grace period has passed.

Appointment Cancelations

If you are unable to attend your scheduled advising appointment, please cancel the appointment via the booking site at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled appointment time. If you are unable to cancel the appointment, please notify us via email as soon as possible.

Please note: Advising appointments with Aftin will not be available from June 30th – July 11th.

Virtual Drop-In Advising

Virtual drop-in advising hours are designated for quick advising questions that can be addressed within 5-10 minutes. These sessions operate on a first-come, first-serve basis, so students should expect to be placed in a waiting room upon joining the Zoom meeting and will be admitted in the order that they joined, once the advisor is available to assist them. To ensure meeting with an advisor, please join drop-ins at least 10 minutes prior to the end of the session.

Please note: Drop-In Advising hours will not be offered from June 30th – July 11th.

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Neuroscience Mailing List

Our department sends out emails pertaining to program information and updates, as well as a weekly newsletter filled with opportunities and resources, to Neuroscience majors and minors via our listserv. Students can request to be added to the mailing list by emailing neurosci@ucla.edu with your UID and preferred email address, and be sure to add neurosci_undergrad@lists.ucla.edu to your safe list.