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Current as of March 20, 2007

Department Name: Economics

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Jenny Cornet

Office Location: 543 Evans Hall

Email Address: jenny@econ.berkeley.edu

Phone: 510-642-6674

Fax: 510-642-6615

Departmental Website: http://econ.berkeley.edu

1. Is there a specific time frame in which students are required to declare a major in your department? If yes, when?

Yes. Transfer students admitted after Fall 2006 must declare during their first semester. All other students admitted after Fall 2004 must declare before they reach 80 units, including coursework in progress. Students must apply to the major during the first four weeks of the semester when they are completing the prerequisite courses. Applications are taken during Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.

2. Does the Undergraduate Adviser (staff) sign the Education Abroad Program academic planning form, or must a faculty adviser (professor) sign?

Yes, the Undergraduate Advisor signs the EAP forms.

3. Should we advise students to make an appointment to have their academic planning form signed in your department? If so, do they need to bring a transcript or any other supplemental materials with them to their appointment?

No appointment is necessary. Students should bring with them the course descriptions for any courses they wish to apply to the major. We can approve courses once the student is abroad or when they return, but pre-approval is highly recommended. Students should come by during drop in hours, which are daily from 1:30 – 4:00 pm.

4. What is the maximum amount of major credit given for courses taken during the education abroad program? Is this maximum calculated by number of courses or by units of credit? Please explain.

Two courses from outside the Economics Department at Berkeley will count towards the upper division requirements. Courses must be for letter grade and be a minimum of 3 semester units.

5. Are students in your department able to undertake senior honors theses the semester following EAP participation or are there restrictions? Please explain.

Yes.

6. Does your department calculate EAP grades into the departmental GPA?

No.

7. Are EAP grades counted towards departmental honors?

Yes.

8. If you represent a department which teaches foreign language, does your department award major credit for the courses taken during the Intensive Language Program (ILP) portion of the EAP program? If so, please explain.

N/A.

9. Does your department distribute a special information sheet for your majors which includes advice on how to articulate participation with EAP with the major?

No.

10. If yes, do you also provide this information on your departmental website? What is the URL?

N/A.

11. Finally, most EAP students are required to officially declare their major before departure. Returning EAP students who attempt to register through Tele-BEARS from abroad need adviser codes to pre-enroll for courses. What is your departmental policy on releasing advisor codes (AC's) to EAP students?

We will release the Advisor Code by email.