Undergraduate Major in Social Data Science

Advising

Hours, Locations, and Contact Information

SDSC Advising offers both in-person and virtual advising services Monday through Friday from 9:00am - 4:00pm.

SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS - To schedule an appointment log into TerpEngage using your director ID and password. Appointments are available in-person or via Zoom and range from 30-60-minutes, depending on the topic. In-person appointment locations vary based on where you are in the major.
- Hornbake Library 0217 (INFO): SDSC students who have not declared a track, including new internal and external transfers and first-year students.
- Tydings Hall 2148 (BSOS): Declared in a BSOS track
- SPH 0222 (SPHL): Declared in the School of Public Health Track
DROP-INS - SDSC offers virtual drop-in advising on Thursdays from 9:30am - 11:30am.
EMAIL - Prospective SDSC students can email advisors at @email.
Current SDSC students (students who have already declared in the major) can reach advisors through email at @email. If you prefer to email a specific advisor directly, see below for their contact information.
*All emails send to SDSC advising (and other campus offices) must be sent from your university issued account (@TERPmail or @UMD).

Mandatory Advising

Advising appointments are required during students' first semester in the major and each semester after the student has earned 85 credits. Failure to meet with an advisor will result in a registration block preventing you from registering for the following semester until you have met with an SDSC academic advisor.
- During the first semester appointment students will work with an advisor on a four-year plan and review SDSC policies.
- Upperclassman advising is mandatory to ensure students are on track to complete all prerequisites necessary to take the SDSC capstone.

Advising Staff

Sara Brookins (INFO) - New students entering the major
Miriam Fraga (BSOS) - Students declared in a BSOS track
Larry Hoffman (SPHL) - Students declared in the SPHL track