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Academic Advising

Muir College Academic Advisors help you make decisions, plan classes, meet campus deadlines, navigate campus policies, and connect to support services. We guide you to understand options and make informed choices to be an active participant in your education. We're part of a network including specialized advisors for your major or minor, career services, international students, and athletes.

 

The Triton Student System is Here. Kind of.

TSS was scheduled to open to continuing students on July 20.

Due to technical difficulties, TSS crashed yesterday. The IT folks are working on adjusting the capacity of TSS to handle the number of transactions required.

The Office of the Registrar will email you when you are able to log in at https://sis.ucsd.edu. Do not try to log in before you receive an email from the Office of the Registrar clearing you to enroll, even if you have a friend who told you that they got in, or if you see a post on social media that someone else got in. TSS is going through some birthing issues, and the more we can spread out logins the more we can work on stability long-term.
 

When you can login, you will be able to view the Fall 2026 schedule of classes and view the times for your first and second pass booking windows.

  • First pass booking for priority continuing  student enrollment begins on July 22. 
  • First pass booking have a start and end time. If you miss your first pass, you will need to wait to book in your second pass. 
  • Guide: Preparing to Book Classes

We know you may have questions and we ask for your patience as our staff also learn the new system. We will respond during working hours as soon as we are able. Sending your question to multiple places will slow down response times. If you have a technical problem with TSS, please report the issue to tss@ucsd.edu.

When we open TSS, there may be some missing features you are used to:

  • Dynamic calculation of student GPA is expected to be available in August. This will mean that your GPA may not appear on your TSS records yet.
  • ID photos are not associated with your TSS records yet. 
  • There is no built-in GPA calculator. There are several general GPA calculators online that you can find with a simple Google search while we look at other long-term solutions.
  • See below for issues regarding degree audit access and Summer Session courses being used as prerequisites for Fall Quarter classes.

TSS Training Modules

You can find training modules as they are published at https://students.ucsd.edu/my-tritonlink/tools/tool-help/index.html

Currently published modules:

Degree Audit Access

  • Continuing students: You can use your degree audit in MyTritonLink through the end of Summer which will show all classes through Summer Sessions 2026. Any classes you book for the Fall 2026 quarter will not appear on your degree audit until the TSS version is available in mid-August.

  • New incoming students:  View the degree audit example for what a UCSD degree audit looks like. Your transfer coursework will be posted in the coming months as admissions processes your documents. Once the coursework is posted, you will see it in your academic history in the Triton Student System (TSS).  Use your college and department advising websites and resources and contact advisors in the Virtual Advising Center as needed.

Summer Session 2026 Classes and Fall 2026 Enrollment

If you are enrolled in courses this summer that are prerequisites for Fall Quarter classes, TSS will not "see" those courses until after your grades are final and moved from the current student information system to TSS. You will need to use the Triton Enrollment Authorization (TEA) tool on TSS to request approval to enroll in the class based on your summer enrollments. This should be a one-time issue for Fall  2026, and is a result of the transition to TSS. 

TSS Support Resources

GE Offered in Fall 2026

Updated and available now.

How to Meet With a Muir Academic Advisor

Our calendar lists when we have drop ins (in person and remote) and appointments available.

The Virtual Advising Center

Leave a based message at any time, and advisors will respond to you during work hours (Monday Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm) in up to 3 work days. Go to http://vac.ucsd.edu and choose the “Ask a Question” tab from the drop down menu.  We close the VAC during holidays and over the winter break. 

Use the virtual advising center for:

  • Simple, direct questions.
  • Information, procedures, or policies. 

Drop in Advising

Drop ins are brief meetings (15 minutes or less) to discuss planning classes, dealing with a difficult situation, or discussing requirements, regulations, decisions, or navigating the campus bureaucracy.

To visit drop in hours, go to https://vac.ucsd.edu and choose “Meet with an Advisor” then choose “John Muir College” from the drop down, and scroll down the page for information on logging in to drop in advising. 

Appointments

Appointments are up to 30 minutes long and best for long term plans, talking about how to connect your academics to your career goals, and going over your degree audit in depth. To schedule an appointment, go to http://vac.ucsd.edu and choose “Talk tan Advisor” from the menu on that page. Choose “John Muir College” from the drop down, and scroll down the bottom of the page and click on “Schedule an Appointment.” You can schedule appointments up to 2 weeks in the future with one of our Academic Advisors or a Senior Academic Advisor.

There are weeks where appointments are not available. During welcome week in the fall, week 1, week 2, and during first pass enrollment, we only offer drop ins. Other weeks we have appointments on a first come first served basis. Appointments are available in person or via zoom.