Jessica Patton Undeclared Majors 1213 Campbell Hall Ph: 206 1566 Peer Counselors, Erica Garcia (Sociology) Erika Villanueva (English/ Pre-Med)

Jessica Patton works primarily with undeclared students in AAP. Along with her team of peer counselors, Jessica's goal is to guide her students and assist them in finding a major that they will enjoy and excel in. She believes it is important for AAP students to take advantage of all of the services and opportunities UCLA offers students including tutoring, Honors, community service projects, and research. She also encourages her students to take advantage of AAP's Graduate Mentoring Program in preparation for graduate study. She also is a strong advocate for study abroad at UCLA. Prior to working at AAP, Jessica was a counselor for students interested in studying abroad. She feels this is a wonderful opportunity for students to experience a new country/culture while learning a great deal about themselves in the process.

Jessica grew up in a tiny town in Humboldt County (Northern California). She completed her Bachelors degree in Black Studies and Sociology at UC Santa Barbara before studying abroad in Jamaica. She then went on to receive her Masters Degree at the UCLA Graduate School of Education in Counseling and Student Affairs.

Links:
UCLA Life Science - http://www.lifesci.ucla.edu/
UCLA Physical Sciences - http://www.college.ucla.edu/physsci.htm
UCLA Social Sciences - http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/
UCLA Humanities - http://www.college.ucla.edu/humanities.htm

Here is a great website for students who have questions about what career options they have for their particular major - http://www.uwsp.edu/career/majors/