academic advising hours

(Email and Zoom advising are preferred)

Monday, 12/22/25 & Tuesday, 12/23/2025: The Student Services Office will be working remotely.

Wednesday, Dec 24 – January 2: The Student Services Office will be on holiday during Winter Campus Closure.

Email (Primary Contact)

ugrad@math.ucla.edu

Include your UID in your email.

In-Person Advising & Phone

(No Appointment Necessary)

Monday through Friday

9 – 11 AM & 1 – 3 PM

Math Sciences, Room 6356

(310) 206 – 1286

Please note that phone calls will not always be picked up because advisors are occasionally pulled into urgent meetings or tending to Zoom/in-person advising

Faculty Advising

For academic advising related to graduation/major requirements or course enrollment, see academic advising hours above.

Faculty advising is available to all students regardless of major. Students are also welcome to request appointments with faculty for one-on-one conversations if they cannot attend during the times listed below. All questions, concerns, and suggestions about the majors and courses are welcome: graduate school; research opportunities; how explore a mathematics topic in-depth; career advising; how to be a successful math student; and much more!

LOWER DIVISION ADVISING

Will Conley (wconley@math.ucla.edu)

Zoom and In-person advising take place at the same time on Fridays from 12 – 1 PM. Students are welcome to drop in without scheduling an appointment.

Zoom Advising
Zoom Meeting ID: 934 6500 4211

In-person Advising
MS 6939

Alternatively, students can email for a one-on-one appointment.

 

TRANSFER STUDENT ADVISING (TBD)

 
 

DATA THEORY ADVISING

Deanna Needell (deanna@math.ucla.edu)

Email for one-on-one appointment.

 

APPLIED MATH AND MATH/APPLIED SCIENCE ADVISING

Guido Montufar (montufar@math.ucla.edu)

Third Thursday of each month

Time: 1 – 2 PM Pacific Time

Zoom Meeting ID: 943 1087 6561

Passcode: 033011

Marcus Roper, Undergraduate Vice Chair (mroper@math.ucla.edu)

First Thursday of each month.

Time: 8 – 9 PM Pacific Time

Alternatively, students can email for a one-on-one appointment.

PURE MATH ADVISING

Marek Biskup (biskup@math.ucla.edu)

Email for one-on-one appointment.

 

MATH OF COMPUTATION ADVISING

Chenfanfu Jiang (cffjiang@math.ucla.edu)

Fourth Monday of each month

Time: 5:30 – 6:30 PM Pacific Time

Alternatively, students can email for a one-on-one appointment.

 
 

MATH FOR TEACHING ADVISING

Heather Dallas (dallas@math.ucla.edu)

Email for one-on-one appointment.

Marcus Roper, Undergraduate Vice Chair (mroper@math.ucla.edu)

First Thursday of each month.

Time: 8 – 9 PM Pacific Time

Alternatively, students can email for a one-on-one appointment.

MATH/ECON ADVISING

Don Blasius (blasius@math.ucla.edu)

Email for one-on-one appointment.

 

FINANCIAL ACTUARIAL MATH ADVISING

Georg Menz (gmenz@math.ucla.edu)

Email for one-on-one appointment.

 

HONORS AND SCHOLARS ADVISING

Don Blasius (blasius@math.ucla.edu)

Email for one-on-one appointment.

 

Campus Closure

CAMPUS WILL CLOSE ON

  • Labor Day holiday
    Monday, September 1
  • Veterans Day holiday
    Tuesday, November 11
  • Thanksgiving holiday
    Thursday – Friday, November 27 – 28
  • Winter campus closure
    Wednesday – Friday, December 24 – January 2, 2026
    • Christmas holiday
      Wednesday – Thursday, December 24 – 25
    • New Year’s Eve/Day holiday
      Wednesday, December 31 – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
    Monday, January 19
  • Presidents’ Day holiday
    Monday, February 16
  • César Chávez holiday
    Friday, March 27
  • Memorial Day holiday
    Monday, May 25
  • Juneteenth holiday
    Thursday, June 19
  • Independence Day holiday
    Friday, July 3

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