About Us

Welcome to the SDSU Center for Student Success in Engineering (CSSE), your dedicated support hub located in the Engineering Building, Room E-216. We provide a comprehensive suite of services tailored to assist Engineering students in meeting their graduation requirements and achieving academic success.

Major Advisors: Our Major Advisors are here to guide students through understanding graduation and department requirements, planning course schedules, and navigating other academic processes.
CSSE Peer Navigators: Our skilled CSSE Peer Navigators help students effectively traverse the curriculum, ensuring that they utilize existing advising tools to enroll in courses in the proper sequence and progress towards upper-division coursework.
College of Engineering Peer Tutoring: Free and available for all engineering students, tutoring is facilitated by the MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Program, empowers students to excel academically by thoroughly grasping key course concepts.
Internship: We offer invaluable internship support, enabling students to explore the diverse career opportunities an engineering education provides. Students benefit from personalized internship guidance, as well as group workshops and events designed to bolster their professional development.

CSSE Mission Statement

At the Center for Student Success in Engineering (CSSE), our mission is to empower and support engineering students throughout their academic journey by fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative environment. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive advising services, resources, and programs that cultivate academic excellence, personal growth, and professional development. Through our commitment to student success, we aim to inspire and prepare future leaders in engineering, ready to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond.

CSSE Team Structure

In the CSSE we have a team consisting of Major Advisors, Peer Navigators, Peer Tutors, the Engineering Internship & Industry Relations Specialist and the CSSE Coordinator. The CSSE helps to connect students to Faculty Advisors, which are coordinated by the academic departments in the College of Engineering.