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Departmental Adviser Questionnaire - Interdisciplinary Studies

Current as of Fall 2004

Department Name: ISF

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Marcia Condin, for Jain Hutzell

Office Location: 359 Campbell

Email Address: mcondin@berkeley.edu, jmh@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Phone: 643-7691

Fax: 642-4607

Departmental Website: http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/isf

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

ANYTIME DURING THE SEMESTER…ONCE THEY'VE COMPLETED OR ARE ENROLLED IN THE PRE-REQS. SHOULD BE DECLARED BEFORE THE END OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR.

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

EITHER CAN SIGN

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?

YES

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.

WE ACCEPT UP TO 3 COURSES (ASSUMING MAX OF 4 UNITS EACH) TOWARDS THE MAJOR'S UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS. IF THE STUDENT IS GOING DURING THEIR
SOPH. YEAR THEY COULD ALSO DO THEIR WORLD CIV PRE-REQS ABROAD.

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?

YES

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?

WE MENTION IT IN OUR HANDBOOK BRIEFLY - BUT OFTEN BRING IT UP IN ONE-ON-ONE ADVISING.

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?

DECLARED ISF MAJORS IN EAP PROGRAMS MAY REQUEST THEIR AC# FROM THEIR ASSIGNED FACULTY ADVISER BY EMAIL IN ADVANCE OF THEIR TELE-BEAR APPOINTMENT. WE RELEASE NO CODES TO NON-MAJORS UNLESS THEY HAVE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO THE MAJOR AND ARE FINISHING UP THE PRE-REQS.