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Introduction
Advising
Keeping Informed
Major Requirements
Sample Majors
Major Worksheet
Options & Restrictions
English Concentrations
Senior Essay Program
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Category 07-08 by Course
Barnard Courses
Summer Courses
Past Distribution Lists Writing Prizes The Williams Traveling Fellowship Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism (CJLC) |
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Faculty Advisors Courses Requiring D.U.S. Approval Transfer Credit and Study Abroad Comparative Literature Courses Student Records Degree Audit Reports (DARs) Faculty Advisors Students are not assigned specific advisors, but rather each year the faculty members serving on the department’s Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) are designated undergraduate advisors. Upon Declaring a Major in English, students should meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies (D.U.S.) or a delegated Faculty Advisor to discuss the program, especially to make sure that they understand the requirements. Faculty Advisors for Undergraduates 2008-09 Prof. Julie CrawfordStudents are, moreover, encouraged to regard the entire faculty as available for academic advising. At this site’s faculty pages, students will find a list of faculty detailing their various areas of interest, and they should feel free to consult any faculty member whose interests accord with their own. OFFICE HOURS OF FACULTY ADVISERS: Spring 2008
With two exceptions, students must also obtain the approval of the D.U.S. if they seek to count any Columbia courses other than those explicitly recognized in the Department’s course distribution lists. The exceptions are writing classes and literature courses taught in a foreign language—see Course Option and Restrictions for details about how such courses may be applied to the major. Transfer Credit and Study Abroad Students must obtain the approval of the D.U.S. to receive credit for courses taken elsewhere. Transfer students and students planning study abroad should bring relevant material—transcripts, course descriptions, syllabi—to the D.U.S. who decides whether and how outside courses may be used for the major. No more than five courses taken elsewhere may be applied to the major, and no more than four courses applied to the concentration.. Comparative Literature Courses Only Comparative Literature courses offered through the English Department may count toward the major. These courses are designated by CLEN and they appear on the distribution lists. Comparative Literature courses in other departments and courses taught in English in foreign language departments—for example, CLSP W4730y U.S.-Latino literature or RUSS V3222 Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky—cannot be used for the English major. Student Records Majors are expected regularly to fill out an “English Major Worksheet” to be reviewed by the D.U.S. (or Advisor) and submitted, with any notes from the D.U.S., to the Undergraduate Coordinator, Michael Mallick, in the English Department office, 602 Philosophy Hall. Copies of worksheets and adviser notes are kept in the student’s file in the office. A record of exceptional course approvals must appear in the student’s office file. Students should meet with Mr. Mallick at the beginning of their senior year to make sure their records in the department are accurate and up-to-date, since it is the department that approves students for graduation as a major or concentrator. A note about the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) The DARS report is a useful tool for students to monitor their progress toward degree requirements, but it is not an official document, nor should it replace consultation with Departmental Advisors. The Department’s Director of Undergraduate Studies is the final authority on whether requirements for the major have been met. Furthermore, the DARS report may be inaccurate or incomplete for any number of reasons—for example, courses taken elsewhere and approved for credit will not show up on the DARS report. |
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