Psychology Advising appointments are limited to declared Psychology majors only until May 2. Students should schedule an appointment with their assigned Psychology Academic Advisor using Starfish, select your Psychology Academic Advisor listed at the top of your Starfish dashboard.
Undeclared/exploring students can attend drop-in advising hours (offered weekly). Refer to the previous page for drop-in hours days and times.
Academic Advising appointments are made through Starfish. You can access Starfish from your MyUW dashboard. Here are instructions on how to use Starfish.
When scheduling, please select whether you want Zoom (virtual) or In-person as your location. Please contact advisor@psych.wisc.edu with any Psychology academic advising or appointment related questions or accommodation requests.
For In-person meetings, you will select the room location of your advisor in 438 Brogden Psychology Building. When you arrive for your appointment, please wait in the chairs in the hallway outside room 438. Your advisor will come greet you at the start of your appointment time.
You can find the Zoom meeting link in the appointment confirmation and/or reminder emails you receive when making an appointment via Starfish. If you need assistance with Zoom, please refer to these FAQs and Getting Started guides.
Psychology Academic Advisors are available throughout the year for appointments with current UW-Madison students. Our appointment slots are posted one week in advance, typically on Wednesdays. During peak advising times (November and April), appointments are limited to declared Psychology majors only.
Appointments must be made with at least 24 hours advanced notice. Students are allowed one 30-min appointment in a two-week period. If you cannot be reached within 10 minutes of the start of your appointment time, you will be considered a ‘no show’ and required to reschedule.
If you need to CANCEL an appointment, you must do so through Starfish.
Who should you meet with?
Academic Advisors are assigned to declared Psychology major students based on their last name:
| E through J Stephanie Osborn 438B Psychology |
C&D, K through Q Kari Maas 438A Psychology |
A&B, R through Z Valerie Johnson 438E Psychology |
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Are you a UW student interested in the Psychology major?
Please refer to our Major page for additional resources and information about how to declare the Psychology major. If you have more immediate advising needs, please refer to the weekly Drop-in hours. All students, regardless of their assigned advisor, may attend drop-in advising.
Prospective Students
The Department of Psychology welcomes prospective students to attend our Information Sessions held throughout the year. Visit our Prospective Student page for more information about these sessions and other opportunities for prospective students.