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Rhetoric

Basic Information about EAP Participation

Department Name: Rhetoric

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Marcus Norman

Office Location: 7407 Dwinelle

Email Address: mdn@uclink.berkeley.edu

Phone: 642-1416

Fax: 642-8881

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

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

WE DO NOT ACCEPT PETITIONS DURING THE FIRST 3 WEEKS OF THE FALL OR SPRING SEMESTER. OTHERWISE, WE ACCEPT THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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

THE UNDERGRADUATE ASSISTANT SIGNS.

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 DO NOT NEED AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER IF THEY ARE NOT DECLARED THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BRING A BEAR FACTS PRINTOUT OF THEIR GRADES SO I CAN SEE THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS.

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.

ALL REQUIRED COURSES MUST BE TAKEN HERE. THE DEPARTMENT WILL ACCEPT 2 COURSES TAKEN ABROAD, IF APPLICABLE, FOR THE MAJOR. THOSE COURSES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR. ONLY ONE OF THE COURSES MAY BE USED AS CREDIT FOR A COURSE IN THE STUDENT’S AREA OF EMPHASIS.

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

YES, ALTHOUGH SINCE IT IS USUALLY A 2 SEMESTER COURSE STUDENTS SHOULD PLAN ON BEING HERE FOR 2 SEMESTERS AFTER THEY RETURN.

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

YES, IF TAKEN THROUGH BERKELEY’S ABROAD PROGRAM AND WE ACCEPT THE COURSE.

7. Are EAP grades counted towards departmental honors?

YES, IF TAKEN THROUGH BERKELEY’S ABROAD PROGRAM AND WE ACCEPT THE COURSE.

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?

IF THEY ARE DECLARED THEY MAY RECEIVE THE ADVISOR CODE BY EMAIL WHILE ABROAD.