Resources
There are many on-campus and online resources that you can use to overcome barriers and achieve your goals, for example:
- Sonoma State Learning & Academic Resource Center (LARC), offering the Tutorial Program, Supplemental Instruction, and the Writing Center.
- Sonoma State Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), supporting students' mental health and wellbeing.
- Sonoma State Disability Services for Students (DSS), ensuring that students with disabilities receive equal access to higher education.
- Sonoma State Library, providing a wide range of services to help students achieve their academic goals.
- Sonoma State Society of Physics Students (SPS) chapter, offering free tutoring to fellow students. If you want to learn more about SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma, visit the National SPS Organization.
- Department Academic Advising, helping students make decisions about their major, coursework and career goals.
- Sonoma State Study Abroad, helping students learn to communicate across different cultures, gaining independence, and achieving international understanding.
- Sonoma State Career Center, assisting students with choosing their major, exploring career interests, gaining work experience, and providing guidance in students' professional job search.
- Cal-Bridge: Creating opportunities for traditionally underrepresented groups to participate and advance in STEM fields.
- American comPADRE, offering a variety of resources to support faculty, students and teachers in physics and astronomy education.
- Open Education Resources (OER): Open Stax College, OER Commons, and the National Academies Press providing textbooks on various topics on astronomy, astrophysics, and space exploration.
- Research Opportunities Supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates).