Advising

PPD Advising

Welcome!

Department-based* major/minor academic advisors work with you throughout your time in their program(s) to help you create an academic plan for their program(s), choose classes, understand degree and declaration requirements, and help inform you about opportunities available in the department. They can also answer some questions that are not specific to their programs, and when they don’t have an answer they will refer you to an office that can help!

PPD Advisors

The two academic advisors in the department focus on different degrees:

Devina Marie Martinez

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Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Devina advises for the Art & Design Games + Playable Media Major (B.A.) program.

For general questions, your first line of contact should be the Peer Advisors, who are available via email at agpmpeer@ucsc.edu.

Schedule an undergraduate advising appointment with the Undergraduate Academic Advisor through Navigate Slug Success or email agpmadvising@ucsc.edu.

Salal Moon Rinaldo

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Graduate & Undergraduate
Academic Advisor

Moon advises for the following programs:

Theater Arts Major (B.A.)

Theater Arts Minor
Dance Minor
Theater Arts M.A. graduate program

Undergraduates schedule advising appointment through
Navigate Slug Success and may also email theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu.

Graduate students contact the advisor, send questions and schedule appointments by email for the Theater Arts M.A. program:
theatergradprogram@ucsc.edu.

Phone: 831-459-2974
Office location: Theater Arts Center J Building, Rm J106 (hybrid remote schedule)

Undergraduate Program Advising

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

BA: Art & Design Games + Playable Media Advising

The Art & Design: Games + Playable Media (AGPM) undergraduate advisor and peer advisors can help you clarify your educational goals, select classes that complement your academic interests and develop an individualized plan of study.

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

BA: Theater Arts

The Theater Arts major gives students a background in the theory and practice of theater arts. Students participate in at least one public production and may focus on drama, dance, design, or a combination of those areas…

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Theater Arts Minor

Students earn a Theater Arts Minor by completing courses that provide a background in the theory and practice of the theater arts as well as a focus on either drama, theater design/technology, or dance.

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Dance Minor

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* Non-Departmental Advising

For undergraduates, your college advising office also provides important guidance. You may go to them with non-major/minor-specific questions, such as questions about GEs, late withdrawals from a class, a leave of absence, etc. View college advising contacts.

Graduate students will interact with the Graduate Division regarding grad orientation, certain required trainings, etc. You will be contacted by Grad Div via email for actions that they require.

In addition to working with your department academic advisor, it is important to be in contact with faculty, who serve as mentors. Ladder rank faculty are here to help you with the direction of your work, and to give you ideas about possibilities after completing your B.A. Keep them informed of what you are doing and discuss your work and interests with them.

Graduate Program

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GRADUATE PROGRAM

MA: Theater Arts

UC Santa Cruz offers a one-year Master of Arts in Theater Arts that prepares students for professional achievements in interactive media and performance, stage design, directing, dramaturgy,…

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