Undergraduate Advising
The Department of Statistics offers in-person and virtual advising services to undergraduate students interested in the Statistics major and minor programs and the Data Science major. See below for more information about your advisors and how to meet with them.
New to UC Davis? Incoming First-Year and Transfer students should check out the New Student Information webpages to get information and updates about preparing for Fall quarter. The advising options noted below will become available to you beginning June 16th. Please email stat-advising@ucdavis.edu if you have any urgent questions.
Staff Advisors
Viviana Gonzalez
Jeff Katz
Kim McMullen
Email: stat-advising@ucdavis.edu
Office: 4118 Mathematical Sciences Building
Advising Options
Schedule Appointment
20-30 minute in-person and virtual appointments are available for in-depth questions.
Express Advising
Drop-in Express Advising is available via Zoom on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons. Express Advising should be used for quick questions.
Join Express Advising & View Times
NOTE: Appointments and Express Advising with the staff advisors are only open to declared Statistics and Data Science majors during the academic year (Fall, Winter, Spring).
The staff advisors assist students with general academic planning, clarifying department requirements and policies, approving forms and petitions, and providing referrals to campus resources. The staff advisors offer in-person and virtual appointments and virtual drop-in express advising. They can also be emailed at stat-advising@ucdavis.edu.
Peer Advisors
Peer Advising will return in Fall 2025.
Office: 4118 Mathematical Sciences Building
Schedule Advising Appointment (Opening Fall 2025)
The peer advisors offer a peer perspective on course selection, general academic planning, declaring a major or minor, getting involved in the Statistics Department, talking to faculty, research, internships, and navigating campus resources.
The peer advisors offer in-person and virtual appointments to all students.
Faculty Leadership
Professor Ethan Anderes
Vice Chair of Undergraduate Affairs (Statistics)
The vice chair for Statistics offers advice on the major program, course selection, post-graduation opportunities and research/independent study.
They also approve electives and major modifications, and evaluate transfer course articulations.
Professor Alexander Aue
Program Director (Data Science)
The program director of Data Science offers advice on the major program, course selection, post-graduation opportunities and research/independent study.
They also approve electives and major modifications for Data Science