Undergraduate Advising

If you are a current SFTV student, you can make an appointment with the SFTV undergraduate advisor through Lion Connect. If you are looking to switch into SFTV, you can go to Lion Connect > select ‘Additional Support’ > search for the SFTV advisor, Briana Chavez, and her availability should pop up for you to select an available slot.

If you have scheduled an appointment and have your questions answered through drop-in advising or email, please make sure to cancel your appointment so the slot can be available for another student to book.

SFTV advising will host in-person, drop-in advising at Howard B. Fitzpatrick Pavilion, Suite 102 throughout the semester. Please go to Lion Connect to see when the next drop-in advising session will be available. Also, please note that that the academic advisor will assist students on a first-come, first-serve basis with around 10-15 minutes per student.

If you have scheduled an appointment and have your questions answered through drop-in advising, please make sure to cancel your appointment so the slot can be available for another student to book.

You can find more information on the SFTV majors and minors by clicking on the links below: 

• Animation
• Film, Television and Media Studies
• Film and Television Production
• Recording Arts
• Screenwriting 

If you’re interested in switching into SFTV or declaring one of our majors and minors, please review our internal admission webpage.

Your Faculty Advisor is the person assigned to you on your Degree Works. Students' Faculty Advisors will be assigned based on their major program and will sometimes vary every academic year.  SFTV students will not be assigned any specific academic advisor and can simply reach out to the advising office for assistance.

Your SFTV Faculty Advisor will assist you with...

• Understanding your academic discipline and your field of study
• Understanding your major requirements and sequence of courses
• Career pathways support
• Discussing interests within your major
• Identifying research opportunities
• Finding relevant internships
• Planning for graduate school

Your SFTV Academic Advisor will assist you with...

• Developing a graduation plan
• Changing your major or pursuing multiple SFTV programs
• Getting assistance with transfer coursework or exam credits
• Registration troubleshooting
• Understanding your Degree Works or submitting corrections
• Completing a petition
• Contacting a Department Chair
• Understanding academic standing such as probation or disqualification
• Reviewing your study abroad plan
• Taking or returning from a Leave of Absence
• Getting assistance with graduation

FERPA is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act passed by Congress in 1974. FERPA is designed to protect the privacy of students by limiting third party access to student education records. It restricts what student information we can share, even to family members and friends. 

If you are an LMU student and are hoping to include a guardian or family member in an   advising appointment, please note you will need to have completed an Authorization to Release Student Records form through the Office of the Registrar’s website before the appointment and have it submitted in-person to their office.