Student Advising
Advising is key to a successful college experience. Advisors are available from each language program to assist students in planning their degrees.
(NOTE: During this period of remote instruction in response to COVID-19, academic advising remains available via email, phone, and Zoom. Reach out to us for continued support!)
Undergraduate Students
Majors in the College of Liberal & Creative Arts (LCA) should consult with two advisers each semester: (1) an adviser in the major and (2) a general education and university requirements adviser in the ARC (Advising Resource Center for LCA). Students who are completing a minor or an additional major should see an adviser in those programs as well.
For Advising in the Major
For Advising in the Minor
For General Education and University Requirements
Graduate Students
Additional Resources
List of Advisors by Language
Arabic
Coordinator: Mohammad Salama
Office: HUM 340
Phone: 338-1338
Email: mrsalama@sfsu.edu
Chinese
Coordinator: Frederik Green
Office: HUM 341
Phone: 338-3120
Email: fgreen@sfsu.edu
Flagship: Frederik Green
Office: HUM 341
Phone: 338-3120
Email: fgreen@sfsu.edu
Majors: Chris Wen-Chao Li
Office: HUM 338
Phone: 338-1034
Email: wenchao@sfsu.edu
Graduates: Chris Wen-Chao Li
Office: HUM 338
Phone: 338-1034
Email: wenchao@sfsu.edu
French
Coordinator: Blanca Misse
Office: HUM 536
Phone: 338-7449
Email: bmisse@sfsu.edu
Majors: Blanca Misse
Office: HUM 536
Phone: 338-7449
Email: bmisse@sfsu.edu
German
Coordinator: Volker Langbehn
Office: HUM 462
Phone: 338-7422
Email: langbehn@sfsu.edu
Majors A-L: Volker Langbehn
Office: HUM 462
Phone: 338-7422
Email: langbehn@sfsu.edu
Majors M-Z: Ilona Vandergriff
Office: HUM 460
Phone: 338-1106
vdgriff@sfsu.edu
Italian
Coordinator: Olivia Albiero
Office: HUM 458
Phone: 338-7452
Email: albiero@sfsu.edu
Majors A-Z: Olivia Albiero
Office: HUM 458
Phone: 338-7452
Email: albiero@sfsu.edu
Graduates: Olivia Albiero
Office: HUM 458
Phone: 338-7452
Email: albiero@sfsu.edu
Japanese
Coordinator: Makiko Asano
Office: HUM 463
Phone: 338-1131
Email: masano@sfsu.edu
Minors: Midori McKeon
Office: HUM 346
Phone: 338-1346
Email: mmckeon@sfsu.edu
Majors: Midori McKeon
Office: HUM 346
Phone: 338-1346
Email: mmckeon@sfsu.edu
Persian
Coordinator: Mitra Ara
Office: HUM 347
Phone: 338-3121
Email: mitraara@sfsu.edu
Minors: Mitra Ara
Office: HUM 347
Phone: 338-3121
Email: mitraara@sfsu.edu
Russian
Coordinator: Natalia Tkachov
Office: HUM 404
Phone: 338-3334
Email: ntkachov@sfsu.edu
Minors A-Z: Natalia Tkachov
Office: HUM 404
Phone: 338-3334
Email: ntkachov@sfsu.edu
Spanish
Coordinator: Michael Hammer
Office: HUM 554
Phone: 338-1658
Email: mhammer@sfsu.edu
Majors A-H: Gustavo Calderon
Office: HUM 441
Phone: 338-7426
Email: gusto@sfsu.edu
Majors I-Q: Michael Hammer
Office: HUM 554
Phone: 338-1658
Email: mhammer@sfsu.edu
Majors R-Z: Ana Luengo
Office: HUM 552
Phone: 338-7796
Email: aluengo@sfsu.edu
Graduates: Ana Luengo
Office: HUM 552
Phone: 338-7796
Email: aluengo@sfsu.edu