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Astronomy/Astrophysics

Basic Information about EAP participation

Department Name: Astronomy

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Dexter Stewart

Office Location: 611 Campbell Hall

Email Address: dexters@astro.berkeley.edu

Phone: 510-642-8520

Fax: 510-642-3411

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

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

USUALLY AT THE END OF THE SOPHOMORE YEAR OR WHEN EVER MOST OF THE PREREQS ARE COMPLETED.

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

STAFF CAN DO IT

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?

THEY CAN JUST DROP IN.

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.

IN THE 6 YEARS I HAVE BEEN IN THIS DEPT ONLY 3 STUDENTS HAVE DONE EAP. ONE WENT TO SCOTLAND AND THE WHOLE YEAR (COURSES, UNITS) WERE ACCEPTED AFTER THE MOSTLY PHYSICS COURSES WERE EVALUATED BY FACULTY IN PHYSICS. THE OTHER STUDENTS WERE FOR A SEMESTER AND MOSTLY TOOK BREADTH AND LANGUAGE COURSES.

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

THEY COULD.

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

WE DID.

7. Are EAP grades counted towards departmental honors?

COULD BE.

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?

NO PROBLEM.