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AN OPEN LETTER FROM ENGLISH ADVISING
Welcome to the English Major in Language and Literature (EMLL), the English Major with Credential Emphasis (EMCE), the English Minor, and the Linguistics Minor. We are delighted to have you in the department. To help you proceed through your program of study as smoothly as possible, we have some advice for you. Please take it to heart!
1) KNOW YOUR CATALOG YEAR. Course requirements change, and you want to be sure that you are taking the courses you need to graduate. Your catalogue year usually corresponds to the year you entered CSUB, but not if you are a transfer student, and there are other exceptions. Soon you will be able to check your catalogue year on MyCSUB. You can always contact your evaluator (see below) with any questions about this. NOTE: The English major requirements outlined in the 2005-2007 catalog are INCORRECT. If this is your catalog year, follow the requirements for 2005-07 listed on the English department webpage: http://www.csub.edu/english/BA_in_English_2005_2007.htx
Evaluators:
Katie Schneider A-Cole x3390
Lynn Simpson Colf-Grah x2518
Paige Howard Grai-Lind x6566
Veronica Bethea-Eckles Line-Orrs x6696
Dena Gonzales Orrt-Sida x3384
Natasha Harris Sidb-Z x2035
2) TAKE ENGL 200: The English Major and Career Opportunities (if you are doing the EMLL) or ENGL 201: The English Major with Credential Emphasis (if you are doing the EMCE) as early as your freshman or sophomore year, as soon as you are certain the English major is right for you. The course is offered on a 1 unit, Credit/No Credit basis. It will help you to navigate the different requirements for lower and upper division general education, as well as the major, and it will also help you consider your professional future. As well, take full advantages of career counseling and help with job searches at the Career Development Center (www.csub.edu/cdc).
3) MEET WITH AN ENGLISH ADVISOR (in Faculty Towers 202) EVERY QUARTER, before registration for the next quarter, as you plan your course of study. Students who come to advising regularly find out when the courses they are most interested in will be offered, well before course schedules are available. AND THEY GRADUATE SOONER, because they are more aware of requirements and get help navigating the more complicated ones. DON’T ASSUME that the courses you are interested in will be offered frequently. Some courses are only offered once every two or three years, so you want to plan ahead, with advice from your advisor.
4) EMAIL US at englishadvising@csub.edu to ask questions, request an up-to-date copy of your major outline (with courses completed and indications of which requirements are unmet), or to make an appointment.
5) Complete your lower-division general education requirements and the English major pre-requisites before you focus on the upper-division courses for the English major. The intellectual discipline and breadth of knowledge necessary for successful upper-division work is achieved by taking courses in all disciplines, even those remote from the major. (Note also that students who avoid taking dreaded classes until the last minute usually regret the procrastination.)
6) DO NOT PUT OFF your GE courses, but keep in mind that you must have 90 units before you can receive credit for the Theme courses & ENGL 311, which satisfies the GWAR.
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Fall Quarter - 2009
| Tuesday, September 15th | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
| Wednesday, September 16th | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
| Friday, September 18th | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
| Tuesday, September 21st | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm |
| Wednesday, September 22nd | 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday, September 29th | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
| Wednesday, September 30th | 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Friday, October 2nd | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Tuesday, October 6th | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
| Wednesday, October 7th | 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Friday, October 9th | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Tuesday, October 13th | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm |
| Wednesday, October 14th | 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday, October 20th | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| Wednesday, October 21st | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
| Friday, October 23rd | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Tuesday, October 27th | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
| Wednesday, October 28th | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
| Friday, October 30th | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
| Monday, November 2nd | 2:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday, November 10th | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm |
| Friday, November 13th | 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Tuesday, November 17th | 10:00 am - 3:30 pm |
| Wednesday, November 18th | 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm; 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm |