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Spanish and Portuguese

Basic Information about EAP Participation

Department Name: Spanish & Portuguese

College or School: Letters & Science

Undergraduate Adviser Name: Mari Mordecai

Office Location: 5311 Dwinelle Hall

Email Address: spanua@berkeley.edu

Phone: 642-4084

Fax: 642-6957

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

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

No.

2. Does the Undergraduate Assistant (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?

No.

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 but 12 upper-division units (4 courses) within ght department, so it varies from option to option.

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

IIt is generally a 2-semester series, but we allow for students to do it in one semester it they’ve been abroad.

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.

No.

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?

I will release them via email.