Undergraduate Advising Services
Advising Services For Prospective ESRM or SBSE Undergraduate Majors
If you are a prospective ESRM or SBSE major:Click Here for your Available Admissions Advising options
Advising Services for all current and admitted ESRM and SBSE Majors
Quick Links
UW Students: Click Here to schedule an Advising Appointment unless you are a new ESRM or SBSE Admit, who should schedule an Orientation appointment instead. See below under Advising Appointments for more information.
UW and Non-UW Students: Click Here to email SEFS Academic Advising with your questions and concerns
UW Students: Click Here to check in for your SEFS Undergraduate Drop In Advising session
Connecting with SEFS Academic Advisors
Advising Appointments
Undergraduate Academic Advisors in SEFS are seen by appointment only, except for when we have drop-in advising times scheduled.
For current ESRM/SBSE/BSE student 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.
New ESRM or SBSE admits: please self-schedule your Orientation appointment by using the link found in your ESRM/SBSE admissions email; please do NOT schedule using the Academic Advising link above. If you have misplaced the admissions email, please email sefsadv@uw.edu for a replacement link.
Prospective ESRM or SBSE Students: please self-schedule an Admissions Advising appointment instead of using one of the above links,
Drop-In Advising Times
Drop in Advising is available for current UW Students. (non-UW students may make an admissions advising appointment via this link)
Autumn quarter 2026 Drop-in Advising Hours, from 9/30/26-12/16/26
Wednesdays 1-4pm, both in person (Anderson 108) and via Zoom.
Upon Arrival (in Anderson or Zoom), check in at the Check-In Form. Folks are seen in the order of arrival.
Email SEFS Advising your 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
Normal Office Hours and Location
The SEFS Advising office is Anderson Hall 108
Monday-Friday 10am-4:30pm; Closed Weekends and all University Holidays
Academic Quarter Breaks: We are open for advising appointments during academic breaks; no Drop-in advising available; 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 your advising questions to sefsadv@uw.edu.
Advising Office Contact Information for UW Staff
Students – questions should be submitted to sefsadv@uw.edu instead of the emails below.
Sandra Maddox
Anderson Hall 108B Box 352100
206-543-3077
sbmaddox@uw.edu
Cristina Miranda
Anderson Hall 108C, Box 352100
206-543-7081
csmir@uw.edu