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Departmental Adviser Questionnaire - Music

Current as of Fall 2003

Department Name: Music

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Bruce Alexander

Office Location: 104 Morrison

Email Address: brucea@socrates.berkeley.edu

Phone: 643-8724

Fax: 642-8480

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

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

STUDENTS MAY DECLARE THE MAJOR ONCE THEY BEGIN THE LOWER DIVISION SEQUENCE OF CLASSES. WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO DECLARE BY THE BEGINNING OF THE SOPHOMORE YEAR.

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

WE HAVE A SPECIAL FACULTY ADVISER FOR EAP. AT THE MOMENT IT IS PROF. MARY ANN SMART. IN HER ABSENCE, I SIGN THE FORM.

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?

IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND TO BRING A CURRENT DARS REPORT.

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.

LETTERS AND SCIENCE REQUIRES THAT AT LEAST 12 UPPER DIVISION UNITS OF THE MAJOR BE DONE IN RESIDENCE. MUSIC HAS NO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION.

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

NO RESTRICTIONS ON THIS.

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

AS LONG AS THEY SHOW UP IN THE DARS REPORT, THEY ARE INCLUDED.

7. Are EAP grades counted towards departmental honors?

AS LONG AS THEY SHOW UP ON THE DARS REPORT.

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. BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY COMPLETE THEIR MUSICIANSHIP AND HARMONY CLASSES FIRST.

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

THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. IT WILL BE FOUND AT http://music.berkeley.edu/degree.html

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?

STUDENTS CAN CONTACT ME BY EMAIL FOR ADVISING.