Student Parent Orientation Program at UCI (photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)

For Current Students

Key Resources

Meet the Student Affairs Team

The Student Affairs team is here to provide high quality academic advising and guidance to our students, to facilitate their academic development, and to help them achieve academic, personal, and professional goals. We aim to do this in a courteous, accurate, and efficient manner.

You may also see a First-Gen badge on several of our staff profile photos, which means they are the first in their family to graduate from a 4-year college or university.

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Jacqueline Barruga, MA
Director of Student Affairs (Advises Undergraduate Students last names K)
Ted Gideonse
Theodore K. Gideonse, PhD, MFA
Director of Undergraduate Affairs
Rocio_Gonzalez
Rocio Gonzalez
Community Engagement Manager (Advises on Practicum Courses)
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Sarah Ruelas, MEd
Student Support Coordinator (Advises Undergraduate Students last names J, U)

Graduate Student Team

Offices are located in the College of Health Sciences Building on the 3rd Floor.

Gabriella Pham
Gabriella Pham, MS
Assistant Director, Graduate Affairs (Advises MS and PhD students)
Jennifer_Crum
Jennifer Crum, MBA
Senior Graduate Advisor (Advises MPH students)

Undergraduate Student Team

Offices are located in the Anteater Instructional Research Building on the 2nd Floor.

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Jackie Osegueda, MEd
Senior Undergraduate Advisor (Advises Undergraduate Students last names H – I, L – N, Z)
Megan_Padilla
Megan Padilla, MPH
Undergraduate Advisor (Advises Undergraduate Students last names A-G, Y)
Arturo-Razo
Arturo Razo, MS
Senior Undergraduate Advisor (Advises Undergraduate Students last names O – T, V – X)

Get in Touch with Us

There are many ways to get in touch with the Office of Student Affairs and its academic advisors. In light of the recent health and safety concerns, our physical office will be open during office hours listed below, but drop-in and appointments will still be held virtually. While we are remote, all paper forms will only be accepted electronically.

Our Offices

Undergraduate Student Affairs Office
Anteater Instruction & Research Offices (Map)
Suite 2010, 2nd Floor
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3957

Graduate Student Affairs Office
UCI Health Sciences Complex (Map)
856 Health Sciences Road, 3rd Floor
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-3957

Office hours:
M-F: 9am-12pm; 1-4pm

Email

For undergraduate general topics, please email us at phuao@uci.edu.

For graduate students, please email us at phgo@uci.edu.

For practicum or courses PubHlth195W and PubHlth 295, please email us at
PHPracticum@uci.edu.

Appointment

Graduate and Practicum Advising:
Visit appointments.web.uci.edu, select Public Health Student Affairs, then select the appropriate category.

Undergraduate Advising:

Visit appointments.web.uci.edu, select Public Health Student Affairs, then select the appropriate category.

Drop-ins: 

Available with our Peer Academic Advisors. Check appointments.web.uci.edu for availability.

Make an Appointment
Peer Academic Advisor (PAA) Drop-ins

We offer drop-ins with PAA’s.

Visit appointments.web.uci.edu for appointment availability, select Public Health Student Affairs, Undergraduate Academic Advising (Drop-in/Same-Day).

Drop-ins will be offered on a first come, first serve basis, both in person sign-ups and via the appointment system.

Undergraduate Live Chat

Our live chat service is available for general questions that can be answered quickly. It is not for Personal/Crisis/Mental Health Counseling. Students in need of these services should contact the UCI Counseling Center directly.

Hours:
Mon – Fri*: 9-11 a.m.; 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Livechat is not available Wednesday mornings.

*As staff availability permits

Join Live Chat

Peer Academic Advisors and Academic Advisors in Public Health are available to answer general questions related to the following:

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

Public Health Live Chat 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