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7. Regulations and Procedures |
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7.1 Declaring
the Major
To declare as an English major
you must have at least a 2.0 Grade Point Average in your overall
academic record, in your overall English major record (preparation
and upper division), and in your upper division major record.
Pick up a petition to change
or declare a major from the Staff
Adviser in the English office, or from the College of
Letters and Science, 1117 Cheadle Hall (hereafter L&S). Fill
out the petition and bring it to the Academic
program adviser who will help you with program planning
and, if you have transferred from another institution, with
petitioning to have any eligible classes applied towards the
requirements for the English major. Also bring an unofficial
transcript available from the Registrar's Office and a copy
of your New Student Profile (prepared by the Admissions Office
when you entered UCSB). If you no longer have a copy you may
get one from the Registrar's office if you are undeclared,
or if switching majors, from your other department.
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7.2 Overall
Degree Requirements
You need to know about the
General Education, General University, and unit requirements,
as well as the major requirements. Study the General
Catalog and the bulletins available from L&S about these
requirements. Students who need telephone assistance with
any academic matter may call the Academic Advising Hotline
at 893-2038. Students who wish to meet with an adviser may
call 893-3201 for an appointment. A one-time junior progress
check is available upon request from L&S, as is a one-time
senior progress check from the Registrar. These progress checks
touch on all requirements except English major requirements.
Some of your English classes
may also satisfy General Education or American History and
Institutions requirements, but you must check with L&S to
find out how the two sets of requirements will interact.
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7.3 Residence
Requirements
You must complete at least
3 terms in the University of California; 35 of your final
45 units in resident UCSB courses; 27 UD units in resident
UCSB courses; 20 UD units in your major in resident UCSB courses.
Courses taken in the university's Education Abroad Program
do not apply toward the residence requirement. See the General
Catalog and the L&S Guide to Undergraduate Studies for
further information.
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7.4 Format
of English Courses
The English Department offers
classes in three formats: large lectures with small discussion
sections, classes limited to 38 students, and the Upper Division
Seminar, limited to an enrollment of 15. Creative Writing
classes have further limitations.
Enrollment in most classes
is limited to 38 students, and priority is usually given to
English majors. Some courses, including required ones, will
be given in large lectures, with required discussion sections
taught by teaching assistants. These large lecture classes
are also open to students fulfilling General Education requirements.
Because this same course may be offered only once more per
academic year in a smaller class limited to 38 students, you
should insofar as possible take required courses in large
lecture sections.
The maximum number for enrollment
in each class is a limit set by the department for instructional
reasons. The maximum number for large lectures is set by also
taking into consideration the room capacity (established by
the Fire Marshall) and the number of teaching assistants available.
An instructor is not allowed to enroll more students than
the set maximum number.
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7.5 Enrollment
Procedures
During Registration on GOLD,
most classes will be open strictly to English and related
majors during the first pass and on a space-available basis
to other majors during passes two and three.
Once you are enrolled in a
class, do not assume that attendance at only the first roll
call will be sufficient to hold your place. You may be dropped
from the course for missing two consecutive meetings. Ask
your instructor for individual policies on attendance.
If you have enrolled in a large
lecture class with discussion sections, you must attend the
first two sections, even when the first section falls before
the first scheduled lecture. Failure to attend both sections
may result in your being dropped from the class.
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7.6 Adding/Dropping
a Class at Enrollment and Later
You may also try to enroll
by attending the first meeting of the class and speaking with
the instructor. If your enrollment is approved you will be
given a course approval code to be used through the GOLD system.
These course approval codes are available only from the instructor.
Students must do their share
in improving the enrollment process. The faculty needs to
know the first day of class just how many spaces are available.
Student courtesies on which the success of enrollment depends:
- If the instructor gives
you a course approval code, add the course to your schedule
immediately. The faculty will know all the more quickly
how many students they may add (and so will students on
waiting lists).
- If you do not intend to
take a course you received in registration, drop the course
immediately at the Registrar's Office or through GOLD.
Do not keep those who want the class from
enrolling. (Once you have been enrolled in a class, you
are accountable for completing the course work; it is your
responsibility, not the faculty's, to see that your official
records are accurate.)
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7.7 Grading
Options
All courses required for the
major must be taken for a letter grade. There is one exception:
the P/NP grading option is allowed through the next to the
last quarter of foreign language study. The last quarter must
be taken for a letter grade (quarter 5 with option 1 and quarter
3 with option 2).
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7.8 Grade Point
Average Requirement
At the time of graduation,
you must have a 2.0 GPA in the University of California in
each of the following categories: a) All courses attempted;
b) All courses required or acceptable for your major (Prep.
for major + UD major); and c) All upper division courses required
or acceptable for your upper division major. (Note:
UC Extension courses are excluded from these computations.)
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7.9 Auditing
English Courses
For unusual reasons, it may
be desirable to audit a class, that is, to sit in on lectures
without enrolling officially. This arrangement can be made
only with permission of the instructor before the quarter
begins. Because enrollment space is limited, permission to
audit will be given only in unusual circumstances.
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7.10 Double
Major
If you have declared a double
major, you may be allowed to apply simultaneously to both
majors a total of eight units of upper division elective credit.
You must have approval from each department by petition. See
the Academic
program adviser for guidance in determining which classes
might be used for this allowance.
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7.11 Undergraduate
Enrollment in a Graduate Course
In special cases it may be
possible to enroll in an English Department graduate course.
You must have the following in order to enroll: an overall
"B" Grade Point Average, and the appropriate background for
the course.
If you are encouraged to enroll,
consult with the instructor. If the instructor will permit
you to take the class, you will need two petitions. The Petition
for an Undergraduate to Enroll in a Graduate Course is available
from the Registrar's Office. It is your responsibility to
obtain the required signatures before the quarter begins (Instructor,
Chair of English Department, Dean of Graduate Division). Once
you have all the required signatures, return the petition
to the Registrar's Office. You will also need a petition,
available from the Academic
program adviser, for the graduate course to count as an
upper division elective in the major.
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7.12 Incomplete
Grades
Students are expected to finish
the course work according to the deadlines set by the instructor.
If for any reason you believe that you will not be able to
finish the course requirements on time, consult with the instructor
as quickly as possible. With the instructor's permission (which
will be granted only in unusual circumstances) you may file
for an incomplete grade for the course. This option should
be used only in the event of illness or serious problem.
If you must take an incomplete,
get an Undergraduate Petition for an Incomplete Grade from
the Registrar's Office. Ask your instructor to sign it; you
must return the form to the Registrar's Office by the last
day of the quarter. With your instructor you will determine
a new due date for the completion of any unfinished work;
this deadline may not be later than the end of the following
quarter. If work has not been completed by this time, the
incomplete grade automatically becomes "F." An extension to
this deadline may be granted with the permission of your instructor
and the department chair. See the undergraduate advisor for
the appropriate form.
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7.13 University
Extension
Courses or Courses at other
Colleges Before you enroll in any courses offered by other
Colleges or programs, you should see the Academic
program adviser to file a petition to accept the course
for the English major. If approved, the petition will then
be forwarded to L&S for final approval. You must take the
class for a letter grade.
In unusual circumstances, you
may need to take a course through University Extension, or
"Concurrent Enrollment." This is a different enrollment procedure,
but you will be attending class and doing the work just as
you would in regular enrollment. The University Extension
office has brochures describing these procedures.
You should see the Academic
program adviser to file a petition before taking a class
through Extension. If the class is approved through the petition,
credit will be given towards satisfying the major requirements.
The class must be taken for a letter grade, which will not,
however, be entered into the GPA. Courses taken through Extension
will not count towards the residence requirement of 20 upper
division units in the major, nor will they be a part of the
UC GPA.
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7.14 Applying
Classes Taken at Other Institutions to the Major Requirements
If you have transferred to
UCSB from another institution, you may be able to apply some
of the classes already taken to the major requirements. You
must sometimes petition for credit, even if UCSB has an articulation
agreement with your former institution. Additionally, if you
decide to take classes for the major through a program outside
of the English Department after having been admitted to the
department, it is your responsibility to be sure that the
other program will successfully interact with the English
major. See a department adviser before you enroll in any other
programs.
As soon as you become an English
major, or when you are seriously considering declaring, you
should see a department adviser bringing with you your New
Student Profile sheet (prepared by Admissions upon your transfer
to UCSB) and course descriptions from the official college
catalogs for any class you wish to have considered as applying
towards your major requirements.
You will then fill out a Petition
for Degree Requirements for any transfer classes that could
be counted towards the major.
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7.15 Foreign
Study
Studying abroad can be a valuable
academic experience, while still allowing you to make progress
towards your degree from UCSB. Programs most frequently used
are Education Abroad
Program (EAP) and American Institute for Foreign Study
(AIFS). Other programs for foreign study may also be acceptable.
EAP is an overseas study program in cooperation with more
than 80 host universities and colleges in countries throughout
the world. Participating students remain registered at UCSB
while studying abroad. Full?year as well as short?term and
special focus programs are available through EAP.
Inquire carefully into any
program before enrolling. Make sure you understand the admission
requirements and the arrangements for study. You may wish
to ask for the names and phone numbers of several students
who have recently completed foreign study who would discuss
the program with you.
The most important part of
foreign study is your intellectual growth. Choose a host country
where you will find a course of studies in the major with
an established faculty and library. In many non-English speaking
countries it will be difficult to study your major subject
and thus progress towards the degree. We do not accept British
and American literature read in Spanish, French, Italian,
etc., for the major however, we can accept up to 8.0 units
of foreign literature in english translation, or in the original
language, toward the upper division elective requirement.
Most English majors reasonably apply for study in the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
If you plan to study abroad,
consult first with the foreign study office of the programs
you are considering; ask for forms, instruction on application
procedures, and the date applications are due. (NOTE: EAP
applications for UK/I are due early: usually the first week
of November for UCSB students.)
Well in advance of the application
date see the Academic program advisor or the Faculty EAP advisor
for guidance on how to plan an integrated program of study
at your host institution. Bring course descriptions from the
host school; look for courses that will be consistent with
the academic standards and requirements in the English major.
The principal criterion is that courses are acceptable as
substitutes for the Department's required courses only if
they cover essentially the same readings. With electives,
there is more flexibility in subject matter. The Upper Division
Seminar is to be taken within the Department.
When you return, bring copies
of the course description and syllabus of each course you
studied. See a department advisor to petition for eligible
classes to be applied to the major. EAP students must use
the official EAP petition form.
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7.16 Theater
in England
After successful completion
of the "Theater in England" summer program, six units of credit
can be issued through University of California Extension as
upper division English. You must file a petition, available
from the Undergraduate Staff Advisor, for the English units
to apply to your major as electives. These units are not accepted
in substitution for the required Shakespeare course in the
major.
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7.17 Graduating
from the English Department
It is your responsibility to
review your academic record regularly to determine that you
are making satisfactory progress toward graduation.
You need never be in doubt
about the requirements still to be met in your program. The
Undergraduate Staff
Adviser will evaluate your progress toward completion
of your major requirements during any point in your academic
stay. It is especially recommended that you request a progress
check early in your senior year.
When you have completed 84
or more units you may ask for a progress evaluation from L&S
and, with 135 or more units, from the Registrar. Each office
will honor only one such request. These evaluations touch
on all requirements except those in the major.
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7.18 Academic
Misconduct
A professional attitude towards
your work in English of course includes avoidance of "academic
dishonesty": plagiarism and cheating. These dishonest practices
lower the educational standards for everyone, and carry severe
penalties, including suspension or dismissal from the University.
Commitment to academic integrity
is an important part of your dedication in the major. The
UCSB Campus Regulations state University policy:
| It is expected that students attending the University
of California understand and subscribe to the ideal of
academic integrity, and are willing to bear individual
responsibility for their work. Any work (written or otherwise)
submitted to fulfill an academic requirement must represent
a student's original work. Any act of academic dishonesty
such as cheating or plagiarism will subject a person to
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Using or attempting to use
materials, information, study aids, or commercial "research"
services not authorized by the instructor of the course constitutes
cheating. Representing the words, ideas, or concepts of another
person without appropriate attribution is plagiarism. Whenever
another person's written work is utilized, whether it is a
single phrase or longer, quotation marks must be used and
sources cited. Paraphrasing another's work, i.e., borrowing
the ideas or concepts and putting them into one's "own" words,
must also be acknowledged. Although a person's state of mind
and intention will be considered in determining the university
response to an act of academic dishonesty, this in no way
lessens the responsibility of the student.
If you are unsure about how
to give correct references and footnotes for material gathered
from sources other than your own thought, ask your instructor
or section leader.
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7.19 Procedures
for Policies and Complaints
If you have a particular problem
or complaint about some aspect of your experience in the English
major, see the undergraduate staff
adviser or the academic
program adviser. If your problem is in a particular class,
you may wish to start by talking with your instructor or your
teaching assistant. After speaking with these members of the
department, you can also discuss this problem further with
the chair of the undergraduate
committee.
The University of California
has called for an active policy of education and complaint
resolution to ensure an atmosphere free from all forms of
harassment, exploitation, and intimidation on the basis of
age, race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and physical
handicap. Sexual harassment is an illegal form of discrimination
and a violation of professional ethics. UCSB has defined sexual
harassment as unwanted sexual attention in a situation of
unequal power, and has adopted a specific policy and grievance
procedure to provide for the hearing of complaints and the
resolution of grievances. The Academic program adviser has
further information on these policies.
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