Undergraduate Advising Services
We offer Admissions Advising for prospective UW students and current UW students interested in majoring in SBSE or ESRM but who are not SBSE or ESRM majors yet.
We offer Current UW Student advising to all UW students. SBSE and ESRM majors can schedule appointments, as can prospective ESRM and SBSE students who are current UW students.
For more details, see the pertinent category below.
Breaking News: SEFS Advising is Moving!
Please read more for additional details.
In-person drop-in advising for Friday February 6th is relocating because of the move happening out of WINK 104 that day. Available hours for Feb 6 are 11am-3:30pm only.
Please check in for in-person advising at the QR Code on the wall outside of WINK 104 and take a seat in the hallway. Sandra will come down the hall to get you when it is time for you to be seen. Checking in for Drop-in Advising is via this link or if in person, you will see a QR Code on the wall outside of WINK 104. Checking in for remove advising is also via the link.
Admissions Advising - Schedule Here
SEFS Advising offers dedicated Admissions Advising for all prospective ESRM and SBSE Majors, whether current UW students or not. See Undergraduate Admissions Advising for more information.
Current UW Students and Prospective Transfer student applicants can also schedule one-on-one admissions advising via this link.
Prospective UW Students interested in the SBSE or ESRM majors should also contact the College of the Environment. College of Environment Advising offers Admissions Advising for prospective UW students, but most importantly will connect you with other current SBSE or ESRM students through the College’s Student Ambassador program to learn more about what it’s like to be a student in SBSE or ESRM, sit in on classes, and anything else of interest about the UW experience.
Current UW Student Advising - Schedule / Find Here - SEFS Advising Email Contact Address
Advising Appointments
Undergraduate Academic Advisors in SEFS are seen by appointment only, except for when we have drop-in advising scheduled.
For advising appointment scheduling: please self-schedule your advising appointment at our advising appointment site. Please DO NOT email sefsadv@uw.edu to schedule an appointment.
Drop-In Advising information and Hours
Drop-in Advising is generally available FRIDAYS 10am-4:30pm during the quarters (and not available during quarter breaks or UW Holidays, where scheduling an appointment is needed).
Other Planned Drop-in Advising Schedule Changes: Drop-in Advising for Friday 10/24 is 10am-noon and 1-2:15pm only.
Drop-in Advising is for Current UW students only.
PLEASE NOTE: the Winkenwerder building requires your UW Student ID card to enter during holidays and quarter breaks – keycard entrance is on the ground floor.
Drop-In Advising Locations and Checking In for Your Visit
Drop-in advising (as of Autumn 2025) will generally be available both in person and remotely via Zoom. Once you arrive (either in person or remotely) for Advising, please register here at this Canvas site to queue up for an available advisor. Drop-in time is for UW students only.
Email Advising and Advising Questions
SEFS Undergraduate Advisors and other advising staff answer our main student advising email – sefsadv@uw.edu. Students: send your advising questions to us at this email address. Advising questions are not answered at advisors’ personal email addresses.
Sandra Maddox – Undergraduate Advisor
Cristina Miranda – Undergraduate Advisor
sefsadv@uw.edu for Advising questions from Students Only
Normal Office Hours and Location
The SEFS Advising Office is available both in person and virtually over Zoom and requires an appointment or registration. See the pertinent Advising Scheduling section above for more specifics.
Here are our normal hours of operation in WINK 104 D, and see further below for anticipated schedule changes
Monday-Friday: 10am-4:30pm during each academic quarter; Closed Weekends and all University Holidays
In-Person Office Location during the Anderson Hall renovation: Winkenwerder (WINK) 104 D. Please note: building access is by UW Student ID card only; the Keycard entrance is on the ground floor.
Staff Availability in WINK 104D: For the duration of our time located in Winkenwerder, Cristina Miranda will be in the office Mondays, Tuesdays, and 1/2 of Wednesdays, and Sandra Maddox will be in the office the other 1/2 of Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. If you come to see us in WINK 104D for an in-person appointment, please come directly to our office rather than stopping at the front desk in 104
Academic Quarter Breaks: Monday-Friday 10am-4:30pm; Closed on all University Holidays
Anticipated Office Schedule Changes Other Than Holidays
None at this time
Staff and Students: Here's Where to Send Forms and Documents
Send documents that must be signed/filled out by an academic advisor (Veterans Benefit documents, Study Abroad credit evaluations, etc) to: Sandra Maddox at sbmaddox@uw.edu
Note that advising questions from students sent to this address will not be answered – Students, please send these to sefsadv@uw.edu.
Advising Office Contact Information for UW Staff
Students – questions must be submitted to sefsadv@uw.edu instead of the emails below.
Sandra Maddox
Winkenwerder 104D, Box 352100
206-543-3077
sbmaddox@uw.edu
Cristina Miranda
Winkenwerder 104D, Box 352100
206-543-7081
csmir@uw.edu