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Counseling

Academic counseling at Cuesta College is designed to help students successfully navigate their educational journey.

It involves working one-on-one with a trained academic counselor to:

  • Academic success strategies
  • Development of a Student Education Plan (SEP)
  • Academic probation and dismissal concerns
  • Graduation requirements & evaluation
  • Career planning and exploration
  • Student resource referrals (i.e. CalWORKs, EOPS, DSPS, Academic Success Coaches etc.)
  • Course selection/Class planning
  • University transfer planning/application help
Counselors are ready to meet with you online via video, by phone or in-person.

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Plan Your Classes
Counselors help students choose the right classes based on their goals—whether that's earning a degree, transferring to a university, or completing a certificate program.

Stay on Track
They create educational plans called SEPs that map out semester-by-semester what classes a student needs to graduate or transfer, helping avoid wasted time or unnecessary units.

Explore Options
Academic counseling is also a space to discuss career goals, majors, transfer opportunities, and how to align your coursework with your interests and aspirations.

Solve Academic Challenges
If you're struggling in a class, thinking about dropping a course, or unsure how to improve your GPA, counselors can guide you through your options and connect you with resources.

Support for Every Step
Whether you’re brand new to college or returning after time away, academic counseling gives you a clear path forward—and someone to walk it with you.

A Student Education Plan (SEP) is a planning tool that you and your counselor create together based on your future academic and career goals.

Important information about SEP

  • Effective Fall 2014 Priority Registration will be given to students who work with a counselor to develop a Student Education Plan, succeed in their classes and stay on track.
  • Abbreviated SEP: While completing the Online Orientation, students will participate in an interactive activity of planning their first semester classes.
  • Comprehensive SEP: Outlines a semester by semester plan of suggested course to take based on major, transfer plans and sequence of courses. A CSEP can only be completed during a 45 minute appointment with a counselor. Go to the book an appointment page.
  • Be sure to complete your SEP with a counselor during your first or second semester at Cuesta.
  • The Comprehensive SEP is a participation requirement for the following programs:
    • CAFE/EOPS
    • DSPS
    • CalWORKs
    • Veterans education benefits
    • Athletics
    • Pre-nursing
    • Reentry
  • Required prior to scheduling your Student Education Plan (SEP) appointment:  
  • Send your official transcripts from ALL colleges and universities you have previously attended to Cuesta College Records Office.  Verify with the Records Office that Cuesta College has received ALL your official transcript(s).
  • Participate in the placement process for English and Math. Complete your Online Orientation.
  • Have you created an SEP, but not sure where to find your plan?
  • The plan you created can be found in your MyCuesta Pathway app. Click on PLANS in the top menu and your SEP is available for you to refer back to during your educational journey at Cuesta.