Advising & Planning Appointments

Meet with a program advisor for support with one or more of the following:
NOTE: Schedule an Advising & Planning Appointment at least once a semester for support in staying on track.
PRO TIP: Email academicadvising@cca.edu with general questions or concerns.
Academic Planning Workshops
Not sure how to register for next-semester courses or what requirements you have remaining?
Learn how to review your Academic Progress and Academic Plan via Workday to better prepare for registration. In-person workshops have ended, but please review the slide deck for important information and links to resources and instructional guides.
Advisor Assignments
ADVISOR |
DIVISION |
ASSIGNED PROGRAMS |
---|---|---|
DREW CARMICHAEL |
Architecture & Design |
Architecture, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Interior Design |
KAT GONZALEZ |
Design & Humanities and Sciences |
Comics, Fashion Design, Furniture, Illustration |
KĒHAU LYONS |
Design & Humanities and Sciences |
Fashion Design (see Kat Gonzalez), Graphic Design (see Mel Conde Tannenbaum), History of Art & Visual Culture (see Courtney Chung), Writing & Literature (see Courtney Chung) |
MEL CONDE TANNENBAUM |
Fine Arts |
Animation, Ceramics, Film, Game Arts, Glass, Graphic Design, Jewelry / Metal Arts, Painting and Drawing, Printmedia, Textiles |
COURTNEY CHUNG |
Fine Arts & Undeclared |
Individualized, History of Art & Visual Culture, Photography, Sculpture, Undeclared, Writing & Literature, all programs as necessary |
In-Person General Advising & Planning
Program advisors have limited availability for general advising and planning in person on the San Francisco Campus.
Location: 80 Carolina Building (Check in with Student Services on 1st floor)
Email: academicadvising@cca.edu
Zoom Preference During Registration Periods
During registration periods like Add/Drop, Priority Registration, and Open Registration, program advisors experience a high volume of appointments. We encourage Zoom video appointments during these times for more guided assistance and instruction related to registration via Workday.
Additional Availability
Advising & Planning appointments outside of available hours can be scheduled on a case-by-case basis. Please email academicadvising@cca.edu with your request, including multiple days and times that work for you.
Making an Appointment
Select your program advisor's picture below to view their availability in real time and schedule an appointment. Appointments can be booked one hour in advance.

DREW CARMICHAEL
Architecture, Design (Zoom only)

KAT GONZALEZ
Design, H&S (Phone + Zoom)

KĒHAU LYONS
Design, H&S (coverage)

MEL CONDE TANNENBAUM
Fine Arts (Zoom only)

COURTNEY CHUNG
Fine Arts, Undeclared (Zoom + Phone)

IN-PERSON GENERAL
Limited availability (no availability during registration)
Advising & Planning Coverage
Fashion Design, Graphic Design, History of Art and Visual Culture, and Writing and Literature students most recently working with Program Advisor Kēhau Lyons are encouraged to meet with the following program advisors for academic advising and planning:
- Fashion Design: Assistant Director Kat Gonzalez | katgonzalez.youcanbook.me | kat@cca.edu
- Graphic Design: Program Advisor Mel Conde Tannenbaum | mconde.youcanbook.me | mconde@cca.edu
- History of Art and Visual Culture: Director Courtney Chung |cchung.youcanbook.me | cchung@cca.edu
- Writing and Literature: Director Courtney Chung |cchung.youcanbook.me | cchung@cca.edu
Please note that students may book an Advising & Planning appointment with any program advisor whose availability matches their own. You may also email acadmicadvising@cca.edu for assistance. We are happy to help and are here for you!
Missed Appointment Policy
Program advisors make a concerted effort to maintain scheduled appointments. However, academic, professional, and personal obligations and/or illness may impact availability. Should we need to cancel or reschedule a scheduled appointment, we will notify you via CCA email as soon as we can. Similarly, we ask that you notify Advising & Planning of changes to your availability as early as possible.
To cancel or reschedule an appointment, please follow the instructions in your appointment confirmation email. You may also notify your program advisor directly or email academicadvising@cca.edu.
Advising & Planning Appointments are in high demand. Your timely cancelation frees us up to meet with other students. Be sure to check your schedule carefully in order to avoid multiple cancellations.
Failure to be present at the time of a scheduled appointment without cancelation or proper notification will be marked as "MISSED." Students who miss three appointments in one semester should plan to meet with the director or assistant director only for the remainder of the semester.
Related Links
- ANIMA Animation
- ARCHT Architecture
- CERAM Ceramics
- COMIX Comics
- FASHN Fashion Design
- FILMS Film
- FURNT Furniture
- GAMES Game Arts
- GLASS Glass
- GRAPH Graphic Design
- HAAVC History of Art and Visual Culture (VISST Visual Studies)
- ILLUS Illustration
- INDIV Individualized Major
- INDUS Industrial Design
- INTER Interior Design
- IXDSN Interaction Design
- METAL Jewelry + Metal Arts
- PHOTO Photography
- PNTDR Painting + Drawing
- PRINT Printmedia
- SCULP Sculpture
- TEXTL Textiles
- UNDEC Undeclared
- WRLIT Writing + Literature