Find Your Student Success Counselor
For Undergraduate Students
Your dedicated counselor is available to provide one-on-one support, help create your academic plan, and direct you to additional resources. If you have a question about your academics and don't know who to ask, start with your success counselor!
Student Support Services participants: Reach out to your SSS counselor for all academic-related questions, including submitting forms. For questions or to schedule a meeting with your counselor, please contact (805) 493-3535 or email clusss@callutheran.edu.
Bachelor's Degree for Professionals students: Contact your academic counselor in the Professionals program for academic-related questions, counseling appointments, submitting forms, etc. For questions or additional information, please call (805) 493-3543 or email professionals@callutheran.edu.
Make an Appointment
- Find your counselor below by major and click the "make an Appointment" button.
- Sign in to Microsoft Bookings with your full Cal Lutheran email address; you will then be directed to the MyCLU sign in screen
- Once on your counselor's appointment page, choose the type of appointment you would like to make
- Select an available day and time
- Fill in your contact info and other details to schedule the appointment
Please note: There are times during the year when our office is handling more appointments than usual. Sometimes it may be difficult to find appointments at the beginning of the semester and before registration.

Student Success Specialist
nayelicaballero@callutheran.edu
(805) 493-3107
- Accounting
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Environmental Science
- Geology/Geosciences
- Math
- Physics
- Undeclared

Senior Director of Student Success
lfine@callutheran.edu
(805) 493-3520
- English
- French
- German
- History
- History Pedagogy
- Philosophy
- Religion
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Theology

Assistant Director for Student Success, Advising
jahoffma@callutheran.edu
(805) 493-3113
- Art
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Film & Television
- Interdisciplinary
- Liberal Studies in Education
- Multimedia
- Music
- Music Production
- Theatre Arts

Student Success Counselor
vnielsen@callutheran.edu
(805) 493-3113
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Exercise Science
Student Success Counselor
lisasandoval@callutheran.edu
(805) 493-3108
- Business Administration
- Sports Management

Assistant Director for Student Success, Operations
kswavely@callutheran.edu
(805) 493-3111
- Communications
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Ethnic & Race Studies
- Global Studies
- Marketing Communications
- Political Science
- Psychology