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Basic Information about EAP Participation

Department Name: History

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Leah Flanagan

Office Location: 3327 Dwinelle

Email Address: leahf@berkeley.edu

Phone: 642-0356

Fax: 643-5323

Departmental Website: http://history.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 MUST FINISH THEIR PREREQUISITES, OR TWO LOWER DIVISION COURSES AND ONE UPPER DIVISION COURSE. OTHERWISE, ANY TIME.

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

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR (STAFF).

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 OR OTHER MATERIALS NECESSARY.

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.

STUDENTS MAY TAKE UP TO FOUR OF THEIR EIGHT TOTAL UPPER-DIVISION LECTURE COURSES ABROAD. EACH COURSE MUST CARRY AT LEAST 3 SEMESTER- OR 4 QUARTER-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, NO RESTRICTIONS.

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

YES, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS. PLEASE DISCUSS WITH THE MAJOR ADVISOR.

7. Are EAP grades counted towards departmental honors?

YES, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS.

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?

YES. PLEASE SEE THE MAJOR ADVISOR.

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

NO.

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 MAY EMAIL FROM ABROAD TO GET THEIR AC'S.

OTHER COMMENTS:

The History Department strongly encourages its students to take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad. Independent study courses (numbered 199) and/or 101 preparation are also possible while abroad.

Please note that upper division courses for the History Major must be fairly narrow in scope and focus, similiar to upper division courses offered in our department.