Advising

Academic advisors play a crucial role in helping you navigate your college journey. They can help with course selection and scheduling, connect you to resources, help you monitor your academic progress, and provide career guidance.

Please see the information below regarding how to contact and meet with the assigned faculty advisor for your major.

Undergraduate Advisors

The Mathemathics and Statistics undergraduate advisors meet with undergraduate students who are officially declared as a Math or Applied Statistics major. These majors require that students begin as "pre-majors" and then meet precise major-specific criteria to officially declare the major.

Students with "pre-major" status meet with the instead of the faculty advisors below.

Each major has an assigned faculty advisor. To make an appointment with your advisor, use the Beach Connect link in , select your assigned faculty advisor (listed below), and be sure to provide as much detail as possible about your situation/question. For help using the Beach Connect appointment system via SSO, see Advising Appointment Guide (PDF).

Undergraduate Advisor Contacts
DegreeUndergraduate Advisor
Pure MathDr. Jeff Pair

Office: FO3-112
Phone: 562.985.4351
Email: Jeffrey.Pair@csulb.edu
Applied MathDr. Melvin Lax

Office: FO3-209
Phone: 562.985.4325
Email: Melvin.Lax@csulb.edu
Math EducationDr. Jeff Pair

Office: FO3-112
Phone: 562.985.4351
Email: Jeffrey.Pair@csulb.edu
StatisticsDr. Olga Korosteleva

Office: FO3-208
Phone: 562.985.1941
Email: Olga.Korosteleva@csulb.edu

Graduate Advisors

Each degree has an assigned graduate advisor. For appointments, please contact your graduate advisor directly (appointments with graduate advisors cannot be booked via Beach Connect).

Graduate Advisor Contacts
DegreeGraduate Advisor
Pure MathDr. John Brevik
Office: FO3-114
Phone: 562.985.4391
Email: John.Brevik@csulb.edu
Applied MathDr. Paul Sun
Office: FO3-117
Phone: 562.985.5609
Email: Paul.Sun@csulb.edu
Math EducationDr. Xuhui Li
Office: FO3-105
Phone: 562.985.5788
Email: Xuhui.Li@csulb.edu
Applied StatisticsDr. Kagba Suaray
Office: FO3-216
Phone: 562.985.4724
Email: Kagba.Suaray@csulb.edu

Credential Advisors

Credential Advisor Contacts
CredentialAdvisor
Math Education (ITEP and K-9th)Dr. Babette Benken
Office: FO3-108
Phone: 562.985.4798
Email: Babette.Benken@csulb.edu
Single Subject Mathematics (7-12th)Dr. Brian Katz
Office: FO3-107
Phone: 562.985.2055
Email: Brian.Katz@csulb.edu

Academic Policies

Please consult the following resources for more information regarding academic policies:

Tutoring

Multiple centers on campus offer free tutoring:

  • offers free tutoring in science and math courses for CNSM pre-majors and majors.
  • Lindgren Math Tutoring Center offers free tutoring in math courses.
  • The Learning Center offers free tutoring in lower-division courses as well as academic coaching.