Advising

FALL 2026 ADVISING for ENGLISH MAJORS

 

The English Department Undergraduate Advisorscan help with concerns regarding your English major or minor emphasis, including the Single Subject Credential Program; general education requirements; transfer credit; study abroad courses; and progress towards graduation. 

Please check which area within the English major each professor is advising for, and please check your Academic Requirements Report (on your Student Center) before seeing an advisor. When you contact an advisor by e-mail, please include your student ID number.

Regular advising begins Monday, August 24, 2026 (first day of classes) and ends Friday, December 11, 2026 (last day of classes). Official advising hours end with the last day of classes, so if you need help after that you need to e-mail the appropriate advisor(s).


First-time, first-year students should contact the .
Please review  hours and instructions to connect with an advisor.
 

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Prof. Rene Treviño, MHB 309
(English Literature, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric and Composition only)

 rene.trevino@csulb.edu

  • Mondays: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm and 2:30 – 4:00 pm [walk-in and in person in MHB 309]
     
  • Tuesdays: 3:00 – 5:00 pm [walk-in and in person in MHB 309]
     
  • Wednesdays: 10:30 am – 2:30 pm [drop-in and virtual; .
     
  • Thursdays: 3:00 – 5:00 pm [walk-in and in person in MHB 309]

All office hours are walk-in and in person in MHB 309.

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Prof. Norbert Schürer, MHB 302
(English Literature, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric and Composition only)

norbert.schurer@csulb.edu

On Sabbatical FA 26-SP 27.

 

 

 

 

Stephanie Johnson

Prof. Stephanie Johnson, MHB 505
(English Education only)

 stephanie.johnson@csulb.edu 

  • Mondays 1:00 – 5:00 pm [in person in MHB 505]
     
  • Tuesdays 1:00 – 5:00 pm [in person in MHB 505]
     
  • Wednesdays 1:00 – 5:00 pm [in person in MHB 505]
     
  • Thursdays 1:00 – 5:00 pm[in person in MHB 505]

Please email me before you arrive so I can prepare for your visit and/or let you know what times I have available that day. Office hours can often be extended by request. To request to meet through , email stephanie.johnson@csulb.edu.

Prof. Kasey Spencer, MHB 311
(English Single Subject Credential Program only)

kasey.spencer@csulb.edu

  • Tuesdays 3:00 – 6:00 pm [in person in MHB 311]
     
  • Wednesdays 3:00 – 5:00 pm [virtual by appointment]
     
  • Thursdays 4:00 – 6:00 pm [in person in MHB 311]
     
Drop-ins are welcome, but please send an e-mail for an appointment so that I can prepare for your visit. I will meet with students in the order they arrive.
 

Dennis Lopez

Prof. Dennis López

Master of Arts (MA)

 MHB 318

 dennis.lopez@csulb.edu. 

 

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Prof. David Hernandez 

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

MHB 713

david.hernandez@csulb.edu.

These are advising hours for the Summer 2026 semester. 

Regular advising hours are not held during the summer, though two advisors are available to assist students throughout the summer.
 
From May 18 through August 14, Prof. Rene Treviño and Prof. Stephanie Johnson are available to respond through email to incoming transfer students and to continuing MD´«Ã½Èë¿Ú students. Please note that responses may be slower than usual due to summer schedules.
 
  • Students in the English Education and English Literature majors can email Professor Stephanie Johnson at Stephanie.Johnson@csulb.edu
     
  • Students in the Creative Writing, Rhetoric and Composition, and English Literature majors can email Professor Rene Treviño at

During summer registration (July 8-20), these advisors are also available through  during weekdays from 9 am-12 noon for incoming transfer students.
 
First-time, first-year students should contact the .
 
During the summer, the CLA Advising Center (ATLAS) is available to support students when Department Advisors are unavailable. Please review  hours and instructions to connect with an advisor.
 
Regular advising hours resume with the start of the Fall 2026 semester on August 17, 2026.
 

English Department Advising - Winter 2026  
For winter 2026, the English Department is offering undergraduate advising for incoming transfer students only (students beginning enrollment in spring 2026). 
Please check which area within the English major each professor is advising for, and please check your Academic Requirements Report (on your Student Center) before seeing an advisor. When you contact an advisor by e-mail, please include your student ID number. 
Winter 2026 advising begins Friday, December 26th, 2025, and ends Friday, January 18th, 2026. 

 
Prof. Rene H. Treviño
(English Literature, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric and Composition only) 
 
Prof. Stephanie Johnson
(English Education only)