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The Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions is committed to supporting your academic journey by emphasizing advising and mentoring to help you identify and achieve your goals. Our professional academic advising staff assists students in developing meaningful educational plans to meet their academic, career, and personal goals throughout their college experience. The advisors strive to perform their duties in a professional, ethical, confidential, accurate and supportive manner, respecting student diversity and needs and always holding the individual in the highest regard. You and your advisor should accomplish this process in a spirit of shared responsibility to develop academic excellence, strong decision-making skills and self-reliance.

Please contact your advisor in your field of study. All advising offices are listed below for all undergraduate and graduate students. 

Not admitted yet? Prospective student inquiries: publicservice.recruitment@asu.edu

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Undergraduate advising

Undergraduate Programs: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Security Studies

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 1st Floor, Suite 164
Contact: 602-496-1658 or email sccj@asu.edu, ccjonlineadvisor@asu.edu (for ONLINE students).
Yuma Students: Schedule an appointment
West: Schedule an appointment

Schedule an appointment

Walk ins:

Can't wait for an appointment? SCCJ walk ins hours are T, W, TH from  1pm-4pm. Walk ins are currently only offered via phone but will resume in person in August. To sign up for a walk in phone call, please fill out this form.

Graduate advising

Graduate Programs: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Administration, Corrections Management

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 6th Floor, Suite 600
Contact: (602) 496-2356 or email gradsccj@asu.edu

School of Community Resources and Development

Undergraduate advising

Undergraduate Programs: Community Sports Management, Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Parks and Recreation Management, Recreation Therapy, Tourism and Recreation Management, Tourism Development and Management, Special Events Management, Sustainable Tourism, Nonprofit Studies, Youth Services Leadership

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 1st Floor, Suite 164
Contact: 602-496-1658 or email scrdadvising@asu.edu

Schedule an appointment

Walk ins:

Can't wait for an appointment? SCRD walk ins hours are W from  1pm-4pm. Walk ins are currently only offered via phone but will resume in person in August. To sign up for a walk in phone call, please fill out this form.

Graduate advising

Graduate Programs: Community Resources and Development, Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Social Entrepreneurship and Community Development, Sustainable Tourism

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 5th Floor, Suite 550
Contact: 602-496-0550 or 602-496-1186, or email scrd@asu.edu

School of Public Affairs

Undergraduate advising

Undergraduate Programs: Emergency Management, Leadership and Ethics, Public Administration and Public Management, Public Service and Public Policy, Urban and Metropolitan Studies

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 1st Floor, Suite 164
Contact: 602-496-1658 or email spaadvising@asu.edu

Schedule an appointment

Walk ins:

Can't wait for an appointment? SPA walk ins hours are W from  1pm-4pm. Walk ins are currently only offered via phone but will resume in person in August. To sign up for a walk in phone call, please fill out this form.

Graduate advising

Graduate Programs: Public Administration, Public Policy

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 4th Floor, Suite 400
Contact: 602-496-0450 or email spaadvising@asu.edu

Schedule an appointment

School of Social Work

Undergraduate advising

Undergraduate Programs: Community Advocacy and Social Policy, Social Work

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 1st Floor, Suite 164
Contact: 602-496-1658 or email sswadvising@asu.edu
West students: Contact 602-543-1609 or schedule an appointment
Tucson students: Contact 520-884-5507 or schedule an appointment 

Schedule an appointment

Walk ins:

Can't wait for an appointment? SSW walk ins hours are T, W, TH from  1pm-4pm. Walk ins are currently only offered via phone but will resume in person in August. To sign up for a walk in phone call, please fill out this form.

Graduate advising

Graduate Programs: Social Work

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 8th Floor, Suite 800
Contact: 602-496-0800  or email one of the following: mswadvising@asu.edu (in-person students); 
mswonline@asu.edu (online students); sswphd@asu.edu (doctoral students);
sswgradcerts@asu.edu (graduate students); or mswtucson@asu.edu (Tucson students).
West students: Contact 602-543-1609
Tucson students: Contact 520-884-5507

Schedule an appointment

Interdisciplinary Degree Programs

Graduate advising

Graduate Programs: Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Program Evaluation and Data Analytics, Public Safety Leadership and Administration

Office: Downtown Phoenix campus, University Center (UCENT) 7th Floor, Suite 780
Contact: 602-496-1019 or email idpadvising@asu.edu