Academic Advising & Appointments

Drop-in hours are offered several times a week with an advisor on-duty. Drop-in hours are held both in-person and virtual via Zoom. In-person drop-in advising will be in CDS 614. Virtual drop-in advising will be held on Zoom and requires you to sign in via the form below. Students who click the link to drop-in hours below and sign-in will be held in a Zoom waiting room until it is their turn. Please keep in mind that advisors meet with students on a first-come, first-served basis.

Spring 2026 Drop-in Advising Schedule 

• Mondays from 2:00-3:00 PM, In-Person, Room CDS 614 (Click here to sign-in.)
• Tuesdays from 10:00-11:00 AM, In-Person, Room CDS 614 (Click here to sign-in.)
• Thursdays from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Virtual (Click here to sign-in.)
• Fridays from 2:00-3:00 PM, Virtual (Click here to sign-in.).

All CS major advising appointments can be made via MYBU Student. Login in by using your BU credentials and follow the directions below. All CS Minor advising appointments need to be scheduled manually via email, just reach out to your designated advisor and we will get back to you. 

1. In the red column on the left side of your screen, select Advising > Appointments.
2. Click the ‘New Appointment’ button.
3. Select ‘CAS UGRD Computer Science’ from the ‘Department’ drop-down menu.
4. Select your Meeting Type (i.e., what you’d like to talk about in the meeting), your Assigned Advisor , and the Meeting Mode (depending on what’s available).
   • Pluto Davis: Advisor for CS students with last names starting with A-Ch
   • Libby James: Advisor for CS students with last names starting with Ci-J
     
   • Michael Coulombe – Advisor for CS Students with last names starting with K
     
   • Stacie Nardizzi: Advisor for CS students with last names starting with T-Z
5. Write a brief summary of what you’d like to discuss. The more specific you are, the better we can prepare for our appointment!
6. Use the calendar to select a day/time that works for you. We schedule up to two weeks in advance, so if you cannot find any appointments, please check back in the next day or two, as more show up.
7. Once you’ve selected a time and mode, click ‘Schedule.’

Reminders:

• Please arrive 5 minutes early for your appointment and make sure to check-in at the front desk if your appointment is in person. If you arrive late for your appointment by 10 minutes or more, you will be considered a no-show and it will be necessary for you to reschedule your appointment.
• You cannot cancel your appointment within 18-hours of the scheduled time. If you need to cancel within this time frame, please send a message to the advisor via email, so we are able to reallocate the time slot to another student. 
  • To cancel your appointment, go to the appointments page, click on the appointment you wish to cancel, then click the red cancel button. Feel free to leave a message to the advisor. 
  • to reschedule an appointment, cancel your existing appointment and then schedule a new appointment.