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Section
11. Administration of the Undergraduate Program
Please see the Department
Administration and Staff
pages of the Department website for specific contact
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11.1 The Chair
of the English Department
The chair is responsible for
overseeing both undergraduate and graduate education in English
at UCSB.
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11.2 The Chair
of the Undergraduate Committee
The undergraduate chair is
responsible for overseeing the undergraduate program and for
steering the undergraduate committee.
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11.3
The Undergraduate Committee
The chair of the undergraduate
committee meets on a regular basis with appointed faculty
members to discuss and administer the undergraduate program.
The chair and the committee review the recommendations made
by the academic program adviser
and the staff adviser, and supervise
student honors projects. Decisions concerning curriculum and
general policies are taken to the chair of the department
and the faculty for final approval.
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11.4
The Undergraduate Academic Program Adviser
The academic program adviser
has the principal function of helping you make informed choices
as you progress in your major. The academic program adviser
answers your questions about requirements for the English
major, and especially specific questions concerning content
of English courses. Petitions on major requirements may be
submitted to the academic program adviser, with whom you should
consult about changes or substitutions in meeting major requirements.
See this adviser also about the appropriateness of foreign
study, about careers after graduation, and about applying
to graduate school.
The academic program adviser
serves on the undergraduate committee
and is the English Club adviser. You will find the adviser's
name and office number posted on department bulletin boards,
and you can leave a message for the adviser in the English
Department mailroom.
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11.5
The Undergraduate Staff Adviser
The undergraduate staff adviser
works in tandem with the academic
program adviser. This adviser answers questions of undergraduates
regarding major requirements and registration, oversees the
application process for independent studies and honors program,
accepts petitions for substitution for major requirements,
maintains student records, and performs progress checks in
the major. The staff advisor meets with new freshmen and transfer
students to orient them to department services and their major
requirements. You can see this adviser to talk about the graduate
school application process and about careers for English majors.
The staff adviser consults
with the faculty undergraduate chair and the undergraduate
committee concerning all areas of the undergraduate program.
This adviser holds daily walk-in advising hours, which you
can find, posted on the department bulletin boards.
If you are unsure which adviser
to see, consult the English department receptionist or call
the main office.
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11.6
The Undergraduate Peer Advisor
Under the supervision of the Undergraduate Staff Advisor in the English Department, the Peer Advisor provides individual/group counseling to new, current, transfer, and prospective English majors throughout the academic year. The advisor provides department and program information to students and evaluates students’ academic transcripts and records and performs an entrance evaluation of progress toward major requirements.
The peer advisor helps students in setting appropriate schedules according to their interests, educational goals, career plans, and graduate school opportunities.
The peer advisor will also plan quarterly forums for English majors and keeps students well informed, via the listserv, of events of interest to them.
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